By Le Figaro with AFP
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American football player Travis Kelce on Saturday donated $100,000 to victims of shootings in Kansas City during the parade to celebrate the local team, victorious in the Super Bowl.
After Taylor Swift, her companion, American football player Travis Kelce, gave $100,000 on Saturday to victims of shootings in Kansas City during the parade to celebrate the local team , victorious in the Super Bowl, according to the American media.
The Kansas City Chiefs star player explained that he had made two donations of $50,000 to the Reyes family, whose two daughters, aged eight and 10, were shot on February 14 ©February.
A woman was killed by the shots which left 22 injured in total. The two sisters underwent surgery after being injured in the leg and will remain in casts for several months, the Reyes family said in a press release.
With this financial assistance, Travis Kelce follows in the footsteps of his partner Taylor Swift, who on Friday gave $100,000 to the family of the killed woman. The global pop star shared her «plus sincères condoléances». The shootings came as nearly a million people gathered in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl in five seasons, won Sunday. According to the police, “a dispute between several people” is at the origin of the tragedy.
