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.