Taylor Swift has made a generous donation of $100,000 to an online crowdfunding campaign that was set up for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Kansas City DJ who was tragically killed in a shooting outside Union Station during the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally. Swift’s representatives have confirmed that she was the one who made the donation.
The pop star made two separate donations of $50,000 each, totaling $100,000. These donations were made during the early morning hours in Kansas City but were nighttime in Melbourne, Australia, where Swift is currently performing three shows following her appearance at Super Bowl LVIII.
Swift expressed her condolences in the comments section of the online fundraiser, stating, “Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift.”
Lopez-Galvan was celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win with her family when she, along with 22 others, was shot. Sadly, she was the only fatality in the mass shooting and was pronounced dead at the scene. Some members of her family were also injured but survived.
The crowdfunding campaign was created on Thursday evening with a goal of raising $75,000. However, the campaign quickly surpassed this goal, with donations reaching over $194,000 by Friday morning. The funds raised will be used to support Lopez-Galvan’s two children and her husband of 22 years.
Lopez-Galvan, 43, was a well-known disc jockey in Kansas City and hosted “Taste of Tejano” on local radio station KKFI-FM.
This article was originally published by Lily O’Shea Becker at Scripps News Kansas City.
