Gilroy Foundation Raises Nearly $2M: Report

GILROY, CA — A local group that works to support charitable endeavors has raised nearly $2 million in support of victims of the 2019 Garlic Festival mass shooting, The Gilroy Dispatch reports.

The Gilroy Foundation has raised $1,934,472.51, with the funds going to the victims of the shooting and others who were impacted financially by the July 28, 2019 massacre at Christmas Hill Park, the report said.

Santino William Legan killed three people and injured 17 before being killed in a shootout with police at the festival.

The Gilroy Foundation was founded in 1980 to help meet the needs of the community in the specific areas of Health, Education, Recreation, Technology, Culture, and Civic Services.

Read more in The Gilroy Dispatch.