Current:Home > ContactTaylor Swift donates $100,000 to family of radio DJ killed in Kansas City shooting -Streamline Finance
Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to family of radio DJ killed in Kansas City shooting
View
Date:2025-04-18 04:03:18
Taylor Swift on Friday donated $100,000 to the family of radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the lone fatality in a Wednesday mass shooting at a Super Bowl victory celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Lopez-Galvan's family set up a GoFundMe for the KKFI radio DJ, who was at the parade Wednesday with several relatives, KKFI staff told USA TODAY.
On Friday evening in Australia – near the time Swift took the stage for her first show in Melbourne – two donations of $50,000 were added with the note: "Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift."
A spokesperson for Swift confirmed to Good Morning America that the singer had made the online payments. A spokesperson for Swift did not return USA TODAY's request for comment on Friday.
Lopez-Galvan leaves behind her two children and her husband of 22 years, the GoFundMe says. The family had many relatives in the Kansas City area and they were very connected to different community causes and organizations, KKFI radio staff said.
"Lisa was celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl Victory parade when senselessly killed," the GoFundMe says. "She was an amazing mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to so many. We ask that you continue to keep her family in your prayers as we grieve 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."
Taylor Shift, NFL fans donate to GoFundMe
The GoFundMe for the Lopez-Galvan family had a goal of raising $75,000 when it was first created, according to the page. Swift's $100,000 donation quickly blew past that figure.
As of Friday afternoon, the page had raised more than $250,000 from nearly 3,000 donors.
In donation messages, some said they are fans of Swift. Many others wrote they belong to the "Chiefs Kingdom," while still more mentioned NFL teams from across the country, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Buffalo Bills, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
"I’m so very sorry for this sad and senseless loss − deepest sympathy from a Taylor Swift fan and a Buccaneer," reads one donation message.
Another post reads, "Bills Mafia is one with KC Chiefs today. Deepest sympathies for your loss. May her memory be a blessing."
Lopez-Galvan was a beloved, 'vibrant' local Tejano radio host
Lopez-Galvan is being remembered as a passionate advocate for Tejano music, a style she platformed on the radio show A Taste of Tejano.
She loved Kansas City and went to Wednesday's Super Bowl victory parade to be among other residents cheering on the team, KKFI Director of Development and Communications Kelly Dougherty told USA TODAY.
"Lisa was there because she loved the team, and she is part of this community," she said. "She wanted to be part of the celebration that a million people were at."
Lopez-Galvan could be found at the station every Tuesday evening behind the host microphone, and she brought her own vibrancy to every interaction at KKFI, Dougherty said.
"She was an incredibly vibrant and wonderful person, and we’re just gutted completely," she said.
Follow Bryan West, the USA TODAY Network's Taylor Swift reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
veryGood! (85317)
Related
- Average rate on 30
- Supreme Court takes up regulation of social media platforms in cases from Florida and Texas
- Priest accused of selling Viagra and aphrodisiacs suspended by Roman Catholic Church in Spain
- Shannen Doherty Shares How Cancer Is Affecting Her Sex Life
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- App stop working? Here's how to easily force quit on your Mac or iPhone
- Bill Bradley reflects on a life of wins and losses
- Full transcript of Face the Nation, Feb. 25, 2024
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Former MLB pitcher José DeLeón dies at 63
Ranking
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Chris Gauthier, character actor known for 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Watchmen,' dies at 48
- Police in small Missouri town fatally shoot knife-wielding suspect during altercation
- Meet Grace Beyer, the small-school scoring phenom Iowa star Caitlin Clark might never catch
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Biden calls meeting with congressional leaders as shutdown threat grows
- Ex-commander charged in alleged illegal recording of Pittsburgh officers
- Deleted texts helped convince jurors man killed trans woman because of gender ID, foreperson says
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
Gérard Depardieu faces new complaint amid more than a dozen sexual assault allegations
When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in
'Oppenheimer' producer and director Christopher Nolan scores big at the 2024 PGA Awards
'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
'Just so excited man': Chicago Cubs thrilled about return of free agent Cody Bellinger
New York Democrats reject bipartisan congressional map, will draw their own
Veteran NFL reporter and columnist Peter King announces his retirement