GoFundMe page raises over $2 million for sons of Atlanta shooting victim
Hyun Jung Grant was one of eight people killed by a man who attacked a series of spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday. She was also a single mother of two boys, who are now picking up the pieces.
Randy Park, her eldest son, says he is now left with the responsibility of planning for his mom’s funeral and taking care of his younger brother. The 22-year-old started a GoFundMe page with a goal of $20,000 for rent, food, bills and other expenses, and in the two days since the fundraiser was posted, it has amassed more than $2.4 million.
“Frankly, I have no time to grieve,” he wrote on the fundraiser website. “It is only my brother and I in the United States. The rest of my family is in South Korea and are unable to come.”
Grant was among six Asian women who were shot and killed in Tuesday’s attack. Officials said the suspect claimed the shootings were not racially motivated and saw the spas as a temptation that he wanted to eliminate.
The suspect, Robert Aaron Long, has been charged with eight counts of murder. The shootings have not been ruled out as a hate crime.
The other victims are Delaina Ashley Yaun, Yong Ae Yue, Suncha Kim, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Soon Chung Park and Paul Andre Michels.
