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GoFundMe Page for Guilford Teen Killed by Gun Shot Goes Viral
Community responds with huge donation effort, easily surpassing fundraising goal in first few hours - and total keeps climbing.
GUILFORD, CT - In only 13 hours, more than $53,000 has been raised for Ethan Song, the 15-year-old who was shot to death on Wednesday afternoon in a Guilford home on Seaside Avenue.
The money has been raised on a GoFundMe page.
The page states: "This is a memorial fund to honor the life of Ethan Miller Song who passed away tragically on 1/31/2018. Money raised will go to support causes that Ethan believed in such as animal rights, human rights, and gun education and advocacy.
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"Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts, prayers, and love.
"Mike, Kristin, Emily and Evan Song."
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So far more than 800 people have donated. Some of the comments are:
"Our hearts are breaking for your family."
"Ethan's legacy of caring, contributing and sharing, taught at your's and Kristin's side, lives on. Ethan will never be forgotten as you sow the seeds of hope and love ad good in the world, with this fund, in his loving name and kind spirit."
The link to the page is https://www.gofundme.com/ethan...
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