A California mother whose 13-year-old son was killed in a gang-related shooting in 1994 is calling on incoming Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to take action, sharing her story decades after the loss, as reported by Fox News.

Angie Morfin, a grandmother and “Angel Mom,” said her son, Ruben, was shot at point-blank range by an illegal alien gang member in Orange County, California, during the winter of 1994.

She said her message to Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma set to take over at DHS at the end of the month, is direct.

"Make sure no other mother has to get the call I did," Morfin told Fox News Digital.

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Morfin described Ruben as a young teenager with no gang affiliation who had been walking with friends to a party when he was chased and shot in the back of the head by Ezequiel Mariscal, a Mexican national and member of the Posole street gang.

At the time, Morfin said her family was living in Oceanside, north of San Diego, but she had sent Ruben to stay with his grandparents over the holidays due to concerns about gang activity in their area.

She recalled receiving the call shortly after midnight.

"I grabbed the phone, and I could hear my mom screaming:

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'They shot Nino, they shot Nino!"

"I knew it was my baby because that's what we called him, because he was so small."

Morfin said she and her husband rushed to the hospital.

"It was probably the longest ride of my life. I was scared. I didn't know what I was going to see when I got there," she said.

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At the hospital, she was told her son’s condition was critical.

"They told me he was dying. That if he made it through the night, that he would be a vegetable for the rest of his life because they had just shot off half of his brain," she recounted.

Morfin said her husband initially urged her not to see Ruben.

"Finally, my husband got to go in, and he came out crying, and told me not to go in. Just to remember him the way he was, and I go, 'No, this was my baby you're talking about. I have to see for myself.'"

Inside the hospital room, she described the condition of her son.

"I could see my baby on that table. His body was shaking from all the machines he had on."

"I asked if I could give him one last kiss before they cut [life support]. And I walked close to my baby, and I gave him his last kiss. In his good eye, he had two teardrops."

"All I kept trying to do in my mind was stop the bullet," she added.

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According to Morfin, the shooter had previously been deported. After the shooting, he fled to Mexico and was later sentenced to 45 years in a Mexican state prison.

Morfin said the loss changed her life.

"Everything changed about me, everything," she said.

She later founded Moms Against Gang Violence, a California-based advocacy group focused on stricter law enforcement, and has testified before Congress on immigration enforcement issues.

"For 34 years I’ve fought to keep his memory alive, so he didn’t die in vain."

Morfin also said she hopes Mullin will continue to listen to families impacted by similar tragedies.

"will continue to listen to Angel Families and stand with us as we fight to make sure no other mother has to get the call I did."

She also expressed support for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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"It takes guts to do what he’s doing," she said.

"He helped me give my son a voice."

Morfin also criticized Democrats, stating they "only have one agenda … to bring in more Democrats."

Nicole Kiprilov, executive director of The American Border Story, described the Morfin family’s experience as significant.

"Angel Families like Angie’s have spent decades fighting to make sure their loved ones are not forgotten," Kiprilov said.

"We’re hopeful that Secretary Mullin will continue listening to these families and put the safety of American communities first."

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