The families of the two suspects in the fatal shooting that occurred during the Chiefs parade in Kansas City last week have reportedly requested donations to pay their medical bills during “these hard times” in several crowdfunding campaigns.
“Victim (of the parade) of the Kansas City Chiefs, 18 years old, fighting for his life,” would have headlined the family of Dominic Miller, suspected of having himself pulled the trigger which killed a mother during of the events of February 14, on Classful, reported the “New York Post” Thursday.
Shooting into the crowd last week cost the life of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother, in addition to injuring 22 other people, including 12 children and the two shooters, according to the American media.
But since then, three crowdfunding campaigns have reportedly been set up by the families of the two suspects, Dominic Miller, 18, and Lyndell Mays, 23, to try to obtain donations to pay the medical bills of the two men, accused of second degree murder.
One of them, organized on GoFundMe by Dominic Miller’s sister, Haylee Scott, reportedly raised US$85 before being closed by the site on Thursday, while Teneal Burnside, the mother of the other suspect, reportedly had time to raise US$100 of his own on the same platform.
A third attempt on Classful brought in no money on Thursday before being deleted by the site, after Dominic Miller’s mother allegedly asked for help to be able to afford “a hotel, food (and ) transportation to and from the hospital” where the suspect “is fighting for his life,” she allegedly argued.
The family of the youngest suspect would also have presented him as a victim, emphasizing that “times will be hard” for him after an altercation broke out between his group and the other alleged shooter, we could read on GoFundMe, according to the DailyMail.
“Being shot multiple times at a time that was supposed to bring so much joy to so many people (brought) pain and sadness to everyone present,” Lyndell Mays’ mother reportedly said. , also taking out the violins, according to the “NY Post”.
The two men, who are still believed to be in hospital, also face charges of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
