Tagged: shooting

February 19, 2018 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after the Broward Education Foundation, the direct support organization solely dedicated to raising funds for Broward County Public Schools, launched the GoFundMe dedicated to the victims of last week’s horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School located in Parkland, Florida, supporters of… Read More

February 15, 2018 @ 7:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School located in Parkland, Florida, Broward Education Foundation, the direct support organization solely dedicated to raising funds for Broward County Public Schools, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $600,000 for the victims of the incident…. Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after the tragic shooting at the Sutherland Springs’ First Baptist Church, more than 16,000 supporters of the victims have flocked to GoFundMe and has raised over $1 million in funding through more than a dozen crowdfunding campaigns. On Sunday, alleged gunman, 26-year-old Devin Kelley,… Read More

October 6, 2017 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after the devastating Las Vegas shooting that left nearly 60 dead and hundreds injured, the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund has surpassed $9.6 million on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. Originally seeking $2 million, the initiative is now looking to raise $15 million for those affected by… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 24 hours after Clark County Commission Chair, Steve Sisolak, launched the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund on GoFundMe, the initiative has raised nearly $3 million from more than 43,000 donors. As previously reported, the shooting took place on Sunday evening during the Route 91… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the mass shooting that left nearly 60 dead and hundreds of people wounded during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Clark County Commission chair, Steve Sisolak, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $2 million for the victims. According to various… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the shooting at a pool party in San Diego that left one person dead and injured six others, GoFundMe announced that several campaigns have been launched on its crowdfunding platform to help those involved in the tragic event. The funding portal revealed on Wednesday… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Wednesday, a man named Adam Purinton opened fire at Austin’s Bar and Grill in a Kansas City Suburb. Purinton reportedly yelled, “Get out of my country” at two 32-year-old men Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani before opening fire. Kuchibhotla was killed, Madasani was injured… Read More

September 27, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, GoFundMe announced nonprofit organization, Equality Florida, has raised a total of $9 million for the victims of the June 12th Pulse Nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida. It was reported that more than 120,000 donors have 120 countries contributed funds to the cause. Following… Read More

August 3, 2016 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after teaming up with his son Harlem to raise funds on GoFundMe for Little Rock police officer Tommy Norman, rapper The Game has launched a new campaign on the crowdfunding platform for Zachaeus Waters, a three-year-old boy who was shot in the face… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the deaths of three Baton Rouge police officers, supporters of the men launched individual GoFundMe campaigns and in less than two days, the initiatives have secured over $100,000 in total. CNN reported that on Sunday a man identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City… Read More

June 20, 2016 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating death of British Labour Party politician, Helen Joanne “Jo” Cox, nearly 30,000 supporters have raised over £900,000 through the GoFundMe campaign, Jo Cox’s Fund, which was launched by her family and friends. On June 16th, Cox fatally shot and stabbed outside the library of Birstall, West Yorkshire, where she… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just four days after LGBT organization, Equality Florida, launched its Pulse Victim GoFundMe initiative, over 105,000 supporters have flocked to the page and donated $5.1 million. Over the weekend, a horrific shooting in Orlando’s club, Pulse, left 49 clubgoers dead and 53 injured. Following the… Read More

June 14, 2016 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two days after LGBT rights group Equality Florida launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe dedicated to the victims of this weekend’s Orlando shooting, the initiative has officially surpassed $3 million thanks to over 69,000 supporters. As previously reported, the horrific shooting in Orlando’s club, Pulse, left… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  GoFundMe announced on Monday it is offering up $100,000 to the Orlando shooting victims. The devastating incident took place in at the nightclub, Pulse, and left 49 dead and 53 injured. The crowdfunding platform shared: “Today, GoFundMe donated $100,000 to the campaign supporting victims… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, a horrific shooting in Orlando’s club, Pulse, left 49 clubgoers dead and 53 injured. Following the event, LGBT rights group Equality Florida took to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $2 million for the victims and their families. Within one day, the campaign… Read More

December 26, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last month, Officer Garrett Swasey, a police officer at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, was killed during the recent attack on the city’s Planned Parenthood office. Immediately following the deadly situation, a YouCaring campaign was launched to help the victim’s family. The… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, San Bernardino mayor Carey Davis, along with the city’s common council, launched a crowdfunding initiative on GoFundMe to help support the victims and their families of the December 2nd shooting. The campaign’s description reads: “At 11:00 in the morning on December 2nd, two… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the tragic shooting that took place in San Bernardino, California last week, the city’s mayor Carey Davis announced that a GoFundMe campaign has been launched for those involved in the devastating incident. The campaign’s description reads: “At 11:00 in the morning on December 2nd, two… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 4:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amber Roof, sister of the alleged Charleston Church shooter, Dylann Roof, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $5,000 for her wedding to Michael Tyo along with honeymoon. Last month, Dylann walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and killed nine people, including the senior pastor, state senator Clementa… Read More