The 16-year-old adolescent, who lost his father, mother-in-law and young sister in the teller vehicle attack on a festival in Vancouver last Saturday, decided to pay half of the $ 542,000 lifted for him to other victims of the tragedy.
“From the deepest of my heart, thank you very much to everyone. I sincerely appreciate each of you. I know that many other families also suffer, which is why I would like to donate $ 266,000 to other victims from my GoFundme campaign, “said young Andy Le, L’Air Grave, in a video published Thursday and reported by Global News.
The teenager bravely spoke only a few days after having become the only survivor of his family, decimated in an attack on the lamps-to-light during the Philippin Lapu Festival.
That day, the boy had decided, at the last moment, to stay at home to finish his homework instead of attending the festivities alongside his father Richard Le, 47, his mother-in-law Linh Hoang, 30, and his sister-in-law Katie, 5 years old.
The three members were killed instantly, or later succumbed to their hospital injuries, a loved one said in the Gofundme socio -financing campaign, which reached more than $ 542,000 on Thursday.
“Nothing can really alleviate the sorrow and the trauma that Andy is currently confronted, and the objective of this campaign is to collect funds to cover funeral costs and provide Andy with financial support for his future university studies,” read.
Since then, the new donations have not been accepted, while the teenager has spoke to announce that he would share half of the amount with the other victims of the tragedy, who left 11 dead and dozens of injured.
He announced, in passing, that he would continue to live with his grandparents, who “helped to raise me and who love me deeply”.
“Thank you all for your support,” he concluded.
On Thursday, 13 people were still hospitalized, one of which has gone from critic to Grave, said Sergeant Steve Addison of Vancouver police according to Global News.
