NEWPORT, Ky. (WXIX) - The family of a 15-year-old girl shot and killed by her boyfriend hosted a fundraiser for survivors of domestic violence and organizations that support stricter gun control.

Dozens packed in at Velocity Sports in Newport as friends and family came out to make a change in Tristen’s name

Tristen Smith was a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed by her 15-year-old boyfriend July 21.

Tristen’s mother, Suzanne, says that even though an irreplaceable part of her heart is gone, she hopes she can help others.

“There’s more tragedy each day, it’s unfair. That’s not how the world is supposed to be, and if it starts with my daughter, then that’s what it will be,” She says. “This isn’t over.”

Suzanne says she had a very open and honest relationship with Tristen and never

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