Orlando Pulse: Shawn R, and Angel C
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I have setup this GoFundMe account to help 3 of the victims of the Pulse Orlando shooting that I know personally.
I am the cousin of Shawn Royster who was interviewed in the above video. All funds are going directly to Shawn and Angel's families to take care of expenses. (I made this page and gave them complete control of the funds. I will never see any of it).
I am personally from Jacksonville, FL but drove to Orlando to be with my cousin as soon as I heard that the shooting took place and spent the day at the hospital with him and other victims of the shooting. This experience moved me to make this page to try to get them as much help as possible.
These are the stories they told me about what they experienced:
My cousin, Shawn Royster had just flown in from NYC and was enjoying a night out with friends when he heard the shots. (To hear his story watch his video that is posted from his interview with CBS news).
Angel Colon, was walking into Pulse from the back patio to pay his bill and was about to leave when the shots started. He was shot 5 times in the back and fell to the ground. As the shooter stood over him, he played dead. The shooter proceeded to shoot the girl next to him in the head (he held her hand as she died). He was trampled in the mayhem and also sustained a broken leg from the crowd running on his body as he continued to play dead.
Shane Tomlinson was also walking into Pulse from the back patio to pay his tab when the shots rang out. He was seperated from Shawn and Angel and for a full 24 hours no one knew what his status was. He was recently confirmed to be one of the fatal victims of the shooting. Update: His parents have setup a gofundme as well and I would like to redirect you to his page to help with funeral expenses - https://www.gofundme.com/shaneofficial
This GoFundMe's purpose is to raise money to help with Angel's medical expenses, and also the ongoing psychological care that Shawn and Angel will need to go through in order to cope with the trauma of what they have experienced.
Please share this with your friends and donate what you can.
Thank you in advance for your generosity in their time of need.
The goal campaign amount is there because I really didnt even know where to start. Medical expenses alone will probably be more than 100,000 but I truly am not expecting total strangers to cover everything that is needed. Any help is appreciated.
I am the cousin of Shawn Royster who was interviewed in the above video. All funds are going directly to Shawn and Angel's families to take care of expenses. (I made this page and gave them complete control of the funds. I will never see any of it).
I am personally from Jacksonville, FL but drove to Orlando to be with my cousin as soon as I heard that the shooting took place and spent the day at the hospital with him and other victims of the shooting. This experience moved me to make this page to try to get them as much help as possible.
These are the stories they told me about what they experienced:
My cousin, Shawn Royster had just flown in from NYC and was enjoying a night out with friends when he heard the shots. (To hear his story watch his video that is posted from his interview with CBS news).
Angel Colon, was walking into Pulse from the back patio to pay his bill and was about to leave when the shots started. He was shot 5 times in the back and fell to the ground. As the shooter stood over him, he played dead. The shooter proceeded to shoot the girl next to him in the head (he held her hand as she died). He was trampled in the mayhem and also sustained a broken leg from the crowd running on his body as he continued to play dead.
Shane Tomlinson was also walking into Pulse from the back patio to pay his tab when the shots rang out. He was seperated from Shawn and Angel and for a full 24 hours no one knew what his status was. He was recently confirmed to be one of the fatal victims of the shooting. Update: His parents have setup a gofundme as well and I would like to redirect you to his page to help with funeral expenses - https://www.gofundme.com/shaneofficial
This GoFundMe's purpose is to raise money to help with Angel's medical expenses, and also the ongoing psychological care that Shawn and Angel will need to go through in order to cope with the trauma of what they have experienced.
Please share this with your friends and donate what you can.
Thank you in advance for your generosity in their time of need.
The goal campaign amount is there because I really didnt even know where to start. Medical expenses alone will probably be more than 100,000 but I truly am not expecting total strangers to cover everything that is needed. Any help is appreciated.
Organizer and beneficiary
Pasha Morena Tarantino
Organizer
Jacksonville, FL
Shawn Royster
Beneficiary