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/ Source: TODAY & # 39; HUI
By Gina Vivinetto
Tamera Mowry-Housley made a moving return in "The Real" Monday, more than two weeks after the tragic death of her 18-year-old niece, Alaina Housley.
The 40-year-old co-host broke down by paying homage to Alaina, who died from the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California.
"When Alaina walks into a room, she would change the atmosphere," said Mowry-Housley, describing the teenage girl dead as "very sweet, loving and kind".
"She was my niece of marriage, but she was my friend and sister from the bottom of my heart," she said crying.
The former star of "Sister, Sister" shared photos of Alaina who was smiling at family reunions, including several new students from Pepperdine University, recently deceased, cuddling the children of Mowry- Housley, Aden, 6, and Ariah, 3 years old.
On November 8, Mowry-Housley and her husband, former Fox News correspondent Adam Housley, 46, issued a statement confirming that Alaina had been one of 12 victims of shooting. An armed man then opened fire on hundreds of people. "College Country Night" from the Southern California Bar.
"Our heart is broken.We have just learned that our niece, Alaina, was one of the victims of the shooting that took place last night at the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks," the couple said. 39; era. "Alaina was an amazing young woman with so much life in front of her and we are upset if her life has been cut short in this way, we thank everyone for your prayers and ask for privacy at this time."
Since the tragedy, the actress in distress has honored the memory of her niece in heart publications on social networks.
During the episode of "The Real" on Monday, Mowry-Housley revealed that she would also honor Alaina's memory in another way – fighting for more laws. stringent firearms.
"We need change in gun violence, I do not care if I have to knock on the doors of the White House to do it," she said.
"But also, I think it starts from the inside," she added. "Our country, and it's sad to say, but you have to live under a rock not to believe these words, our country is sick, it's sick, it needs healing, it needs healing. # 39; inside. "
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