Thanks- "Grieving" Mother Of Murdered 9-Year-Old Spends Online Donations On New Car

[Geaux4it]

Hey, thanks for the donations.

-Geaux
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Having very recently pointed out the growing epidemic of "online begging," seeing a mother use an online donation platform to raise funds to "lay her son to rest" seems like a laudible and donation-worthy cause. However, as ABC7 reports, the 'grieving' mother of murdered Chicago 9-year-old Tysham Lee used the funds to purchase a 2015 Chrysler 200 and after facing a torrent of abuse attempted to defend her seemingly callous act - "Y'all don't know nothing about me."

The mother of a 9-year-old boy fatally shot earlier this week is being accused of spending money donated through a GoFundMe effort intended for funeral expenses on a new car.


Karla Lee strongly denies the claim and commented on those who have taken to social media to criticize her.

The mother of slain Tyshawn Lee says it's simply not true. She said she did not use money donated to help pay for her son's funeral to buy a new car.

Karla Lee posted several videos to Instagram Saturday morning after a flurry of social media posts accused her of using money from her son’s GoFundMe account to buy the car. Lee says she used her own money.

"Grieving" Mother Of Murdered 9-Year-Old Spends Online Donations On New Car | Zero Hedge

 

[Geaux4it]

Chicago Police: 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee lured into alley, shot to death

CNN)A 9-year-old boy killed in Chicago this week was "lured" into an alley and shot in a gang-related attack, authorities said.

"Tyshawn Lee was murdered in probably the most abhorrent, cowardly, unfathomable crime that I've witnessed in 35 years of policing," Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told reporters Thursday.

"We're pretty certain that this is not an accident. He was not a bystander."

The child was targeted, according to McCarthy, because of his "family relationship with a member of a gang."

When asked which family member, he identified the boy's father.

"Tyshawn's father has ties to a certain gang that is in conflict with another gang," McCarthy said.


Chicago Police: 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee lured into alley, shot to death - CNN.com

 

[mdk]

She is claiming that she used her own money for the down payment on the vehicle. I am not sure if that is the truth or not. However, even if she did use some of the donated money on the car, why do you care? It is her money now. When you give your money away to people you don't get to tell them how they spend it.