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A GoFundMe page created for the family of Lisa López-Galván, the woman killed in a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade, caught the attention of Taylor Swift, who made donations to the page totaling $100,000 early Friday morning.
The “Elizabeth López-Galván Memorial” page was created Thursday afternoon, with the goal of raising $75,000 for the family of the victim, who was a popular radio DJ and figure in the city’s Hispanic community and beyond. About 1,300 people had donated when Swift surpassed the goal Friday morning, first making a donation of $50,000 and then making a second donation for the same amount eight minutes later.
“I send you my deepest condolences and condolences following your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift,” the singer wrote.
While that counted as the middle of the night in US time zones, it was early in the evening where Swift is currently in the world, in Melbourne, Australia, where she will play the first night of an engagement of three nights there, after traveling halfway around the world to resume his tour after attending the Super Bowl. Donations were made during showtime in Australia.
Swift’s rep confirmed to Variety that the singer’s donations listed on the site were legitimate.
“This fund was created to benefit the family of Lisa López-Galván,” the text on the GoFundMe page reads. “Lisa was celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade when she was senselessly murdered. She is survived by two children and her husband of 22 years. She was an incredible mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend to many. We ask that you continue to keep her family in your prayers as we mourn 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.”
López Galván died Wednesday after being shot in the abdomen as chaos unfolded. Initial reports said she died after undergoing surgery, but later reports clarified that she died at the scene.
In addition to being a wedding DJ, López-Galván co-hosted a Latin music show, “Taste of Tejano,” on a community radio station, KKFI, according to the Kansas City Star.
More than 20 people were injured in the outbreak of gunfire that followed the climax of a demonstration to celebrate the Chiefs’ Bowl victory, with López-Galván being the only fatality. Police said Thursday that two juveniles were detained in the mass shootings.
López Galván’s son, Marc López Galván, in his 20s, was among the other shooting victims and was released from hospitals. Two other more distant relatives were also injured. The victim’s teenage daughter, Adriana, was also at the scene but escaped being hit.
Swift has been a frequent guest at the Chiefs game and was at the Super Bowl to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, flying to the US between weekend stints in Tokyo and Melbourne.
In 2015, GoFundMe reportedly increased its maximum donation limit from $15,000 to $50,000 as a result of Swift having to make multiple donations to reach the level she wanted. At the time, Swift had allegedly attempted to give $50,000 to Naomi Oakes, an 11-year-old girl battling leukemia who had adopted the then-hit “Bad Blood” as her fight song. Due to the GoFundMe max, Swift had to pay the money in four installments, prompting the site’s policy change. The current limit would explain why Swift made her $100,000 donation in separate increments.