Anonymous donation to pay $244K for funerals of Texas school shooting victims

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott has announced a mysterious donor will pay for the funerals of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting.

A mysterious good Samaritan will pay for the funerals of all victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Texas, the New York Post reports.

“An anonymous donor provided $175,000 ($A 244,000) to ensure that every cost of every family concerning anything about funeral services is going to be taken care of,” Governor Greg Abbott said at a press conference announcing resources for victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde.

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Crosses bearing the names of the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting seen in Uvalde, Texas. Picture: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images/AFP.

Governor Greg Abbott announced an anonymous donor will pay for the shooting victims’ funerals during a press conference on May 27. Picture: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP.

“No family who is suffering from incalculable heartbreak at this time will have to worry about a single cost with regard to anything concerning this travesty.”

On Tuesday, 19 students and two teachers were killed by 18-year-old shooter Salvador Ramos, who was later gunned down by law enforcement, authorities said.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Anonymous donation to pay $244K for funerals of Texas school shooting victims