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Northern Michigan shooting GoFundMe created for recovering teen
Detroit Free Press • • nation
Key Points:
- A mass shooting in Missaukee County, Michigan, on August 14 left six dead, including Amanda Everitt, 40, and her son Eric, 16; 13-year-old Bella Padilla Everitt survived after being shot four times and heroically called 911 to identify the shooter.
- The suspected gunman, Chad Hickman, 39, died by suicide after killing five people across multiple locations in the area, including a man at a second site and a woman found near Whitlock Lake.
- A GoFundMe page was created by Kailey Kozminski, a relative, to raise funds for funeral costs for Amanda and Eric, and long-term support for Bella’s recovery, including expenses for Bella’s father to stay nearby during her treatment.
- Bella was treated initially at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital before being transferred for further care; as of August 16, the GoFundMe had raised $4,525 of its $25,000 goal.
- Authorities and GoFundMe caution the public to be vigilant against fraudulent fundraising pages during such tragedies, with the verified fundraiser for the Everitt family confirmed by GoFundMe representatives.
