LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A mother who was shot and killed more than three years ago was remembered on Saturday.
Ocean Robertson was just 5 months old in December 2020 when someone opened fire while she was in a car with her mother near the intersection of West Oak and Dr. W. J. Hodge streets in the California neighborhood. Ocean was shot in the head.
Her mother, Fa’Quansa Ancrum, 30, died in the shooting, but Ocean survived. Since then, Ocean has dealt with numerous medical issues, including severe seizures that were happening 10-20 times a day.
Doctors originally said she would not regain movement on her left side, but the family said she now has some movement there. While Ocean can’t walk, she can scoot around according to her family.
“She has made progress after progress,” said Sherry Ancrum, Fa’Quansa’s mother. “She has made plenty of progress.”
On Saturday, Fa’Quansa’s headstone was unveiled at a cemetery and balloons were released in her memory.
“Now that she has her headstone, I can make more visits,” Ancrum said. “They’ll be able to stand there and see her headstone which has her picture on it. It’s like talking to her.”
