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   Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, who was shot in the head on Saturday along with her girlfriend Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, who was killed, is making an “amazing” recovery, her brother told NBCLatino.com. 
   
   “Krissy’s health — considering what happened to her — she’s doing amazing,” says Hilario Chapa, 32. “She’s making a strong recovery. The doctors are amazed.” 
   
   A couple visiting Andrews Park in Portland, Texas on Saturday saw the bodies of two teens in a grassy area. In a statement, Portland police chief Randy Wright said that while family and friends have confirmed the two teens were in a same-sex relationship, there is no evidence as of yet to indicate the attacks were a hate crime. The Texas Rangers have joined the investigation. 
   
   Hilario, a tech sergeant in the Air Force reserve, who served with the 82nd airborne division, says his sister took sign language in high school and has been able to communicate in that way. He says she has made physical progress on her right side but they are still waiting for a response from the left side of her body. 
   
   “The doctors say it’s too early, no one is using the word paralyzed,” he says. “They say we should be so happy with her progress after 3 or 4 days. She’s very strong. She survived a very tough ordeal but her recovery is coming in strides and impressing everybody.” 
   
   As of now her brother says there is no timeline for when she can come out of the intensive care unit and because of the investigation he is hesitant to share many details about the search for a suspect. 
   
   “We don’t know who did this to her, she hasn’t given us a name,” he says. “We’re under the impression she doesn’t know who did it. We don’t know if it’s a hate crime.” 
   
   The Mexican-American Chapa family lives in Sinton, Texas, which is 72 percent Latino. 
   
   A remarkably composed Hilario says he initially had trouble controlling his emotions when he found out what happened to his sister. His father, who is an Iraq war veteran, and his mother have also had to deal with the devastating shooting of their daughter. 
   
   “My father is the strong one,” he says. “My mom is not doing so well. They haven’t left the hospital. They come to my house to shower and then go back.” 
   
   With their father between jobs, Kristene is without insurance. The family has set up an official donation page on WePay, to help pay for her medical bills. 
   
   He says the family of Mollie Olgin has reached out to meet with his family but it hasn’t happened yet because his mother is so shaken over what happened that she is struggling with the idea of meeting with a family who lost their daughter. He says the families will eventually meet soon. 
   
   Hilario also addressed the support his family has received from across the country, as a Facebook event for a “candle lit walk in memory of Olgin and to keep Kristene Chapa in prayers for a speedy” recovery has 741 people who say they will participate Friday evening. He also says he and his family cherish the support they’ve received from the gay community across the country and abroad. 
   
   “I don’t want to say the wrong thing because my sister has always been private,” he says. “She is a lesbian and she’s getting a lot of support from the gay and lesbian community. I’m proud of my sister. I have no problem with it and our family doesn’t either.” 
   
   Her brother says the support through this dark time is lifting spirits. 
   
   “It makes us all stronger and brings the community together,” he says. 
   
   “We just want to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else and find who did this.” 
   
   Mary Kristene Chapa’s family’s WePay donation page. ||||| Father of Portland Shooting Victim Says Justice Will Be Served Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:32 PM EDT Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:15 PM EDT 
   
   The Texas Rangers, who are assisting Portland Police with the investigation of the double shooting that happened this past weekend, were back out at the crime scene Tuesday; the shooting that left 18-year old Mary Kristene Chapa in serious condition, and resulted in the death of 19-year old Mollie Olgin of Ingleside. 
   
   
   
   Olgin's father said the family is truly touched by the outpour of support, not only from the Ingleside community, but from all over the country. They know it may take some time, but have complete confidence that their daughter's killer will be brought to justice. 
   
   
   
   "She's my guardian angel," said Mario Olgin, her father. "I know she's looking down on us, in a better place." 
   
   
   
   Mollie Olgin dreamed of becoming a psychiatrist, and had just finished her first semester of college; but when she didn't show up for work Saturday, Mario Olgin knew something was terribly wrong. 
   
   
   
   "It wasn't like Mollie," he said. "I immediately had bad feelings about it." 
   
   
   
   That gut feeling, his worst nightmare, had become reality. Friday evening, Olgin's daughter had plans to see a movie with her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa. They stopped at the Violet Andrews Park in Portland to kill some time before heading to the theater. 
   
   
   
   That is where the shooting occurred. They were both shot in the head by an unknown assailant. Olgin died a short time later, and Chapa survived. 
   
   
   
   The Portland police chief said there is no evidence yet that it was a hate crime and they are not treating it as that; but he also said they are not ruling it out. 
   
   
   
   While state, federal and local authorities continue to follow leads, Olgin is confident that his daughter's killer will be caught and have their day in court. 
   
   
   
   "She was happy," Olgin said. "Justice will be served." 
   
   
   
   Olgin has not talked to Chapa's family since the shooting, but said he plans to once they are ready. In the meantime, the small town of Ingleside is mourning the loss of a life that ended before it truly began. 
   
   A memorial services for Olgin will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, at Limbaugh Funeral Home in Portland, followed by a candlelight vigil for both girls at 6 p.m. at the Violet Andrews Park.
target: – The dad of the teenage lesbian shot dead in a Texas park called for justice yesterday. He immediately had a "bad feeling" when his 19-year-old daughter, Mollie, failed to show up for work, said Mario Olgin. “It was not like Mollie," he told KIII-TV. "If she had some place to be she was going to be there.” Mollie and her 18-year-old girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, had been shot in the head by an unknown assailant. Mollie died at the scene, but Chapa is making an "amazing" recovery, her brother told NBC Latino. Mollie has just finished her first semester of college and dreamed of becoming a psychiatrist. "She was happy," Olgin recalled. Now, "she's my guardian angel. I know she's looking down on us, in a better place." He's confident police will find her killer. "Justice will be served," he declared. Texas Rangers have joined Portland police in continuing to investigate the crime, but haven't yet discussed any progress. They haven't labeled the shootings a hate crime, but aren't ruling it out.