GoFundMe Campaign Raises Big Bucks For Orlando Shooting Victims
ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 12: Law enforcement officials
investigate
near the Pulse Nightclub where Omar Mateen allegedly killed
at
least 50 people on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass
shooting killed at least 50 people and injuring 53 others in what
is the
deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) – A crowdfunding campaign to support the
Orlando Pulse shooting victims and their families pulled in three
quarters of a million dollars in nine hours on Sunday.
Equality Florida, the largest LGBT rights group in the state, posted the
GoFundMe fundraiser
shortly after a gunman killed 50 people and injured 53 at a gay club in
the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history Sunday morning.
By about 8 p.m. ET, more than 19,500 people contributed a total of $767,000 to the fund.
Ida Eskamani, one of five Equality Florida staff members based in
Orlando, said when world of the tragedy spread, the organization was
“overwhelmed” with inquiries from people.
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