Taylor Swift donates $100k
Taylor Swift donates $100k to the GoFundMe page of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in the Chiefs’ parade shooting
Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to the family of the woman who was fatally shot at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, a representative for the pop singer told Variety.
Friday morning, two $50,000 donations in the singer’s name appeared on a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a local radio host and mother of two. “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift,” the donation reads.
Kelce and Swift are helping out
Attending the Super Bowl on Sunday, Swift saw her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, help defeat the San Francisco 49ers. Kelce was one of the NFL players who led tributes to the victims after the shooting at the parade.
The GoFundMe page was created on Thursday afternoon to give Lopez-Galvan’s family “essential financial support” and the target amount of $75,000. By the time this article was published, the fund had amassed almost $230,000. The fund’s organizer stated, “Lisa was celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl Victory parade when she was senselessly killed.”
People take cover during a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Jamie Squire–Getty Images
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“She is survived by two children and her husband of 22 years. She was an amazing mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to so many. We ask that you continue to keep her family in your prayers as we grieve the loss of her life. This fund will help provide vital financial support to her family as they process this unthinkable tragedy. Any amount is appreciated.”
22 Total Injured
Lopez-Galvan, 43, was the co-host of a Latin music program, “Taste of Tejano,” on KKFI, a community radio station. She was attending the parade with her husband and children when the shooting occurred. Three other family members, including her son, reportedly in his early 20s, were also injured.
Twenty-two people were injured in the shooting as the parade at Kansas City’s historic Union Station wrapped up, with Lopez-Galvan being the sole fatality. Half of the victims are under the age of 16, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a news conference Thursday. Three suspects were arrested, and two teenagers remain in police custody.