Krisinda Bright pleaded guilty to her two charges of first-degree murder in the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday, opting for the life sentences given in the guilty plea instead of going to trial and potentially facing the death penalty if convicted.

Bright allegedly shot 16-year-old Jeffrey Bright and 22-year-old Jasmine Cannady in the head before calling the police and immediately admitted to the killings. She also admitted to purchasing the shotgun weeks before the incident, claiming to be afraid that her children would be “taken from her,” according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Beaver County District Attorney’s Office said during the hearings that investigators never found any evidence that supported Bright’s fears.

In 911 recordings played in court, Bright told the dispatcher she was afraid Jeffrey Bright’s father would take custody from her and Jasmine Cannady would be sent to a “mental health facility because of a disability,” although no mental condition was described in court, according to The Post-Gazette.

Bright was cleared by a mental health evaluation following the murders and declared fit to stand trial, and her attorney confirmed in hearings that Bright received past treatment at a local Veterans Affairs hospital for bipolar disorder and depression, and said she hadn’t taken her medication in the weeks before the incident.

The Post-Gazette reported that some of Bright’s family members read statements in court prior to the sentencing, with some telling Bright that she was still loved, no matter what she had done, although some expressed their grief and emotional trauma from the killings.

“They held you with such revere in their hearts, and they trusted you,” said Kaitlyn Cannady, Bright’s daughter-in-law who said she was traumatized from what happened.

“I just wanted to get up here and look you in the eyes and tell you I forgive you,” said Chloe Gebauer, Bright’s niece.

Jeffrey Bright’s father, Kevin Bright, said Krisinda Bright called him a month before the killings to apologize for how their relationship ended and how she treated him.

“One thing I can say I learned over the years is human life is way, way too valuable to be taken away under circumstances like that,” said Common Pleas Judge Richard Mancini.

The youngest victim was a student at Ambridge High School.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.