Kanye West Donates $150,000 to the Family of Black Security Guard Shot and Killed by Police

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Last night, Kanye donated $150,000 to the family of Jemel Roberson, a black security guard who was killed by police after preventing what had the potential to escalate into another mass shooting.

The enormous donation was made on the GoFundMe page that Robersonโ€™s family created following his murder on Nov. 11.

According to CNN, Roberson was working extra shifts in order to make his 9-month-old sonโ€™s first Christmas special. His girlfriend Avontea Boose is pregnant with their second child.

โ€œThis was going to be my babyโ€™s first Christmas with his dad and now heโ€™s going to miss out on everything,โ€ Boose told the Associated Press.

In a post on Facebook, Attorney Lee Merritt wrote: โ€œJemel should be preparing to go to the Whitehouse to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He should be preparing to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. Instead his family is preparing for his funeral. Jemel is a national hero. This is a national tragedy.โ€

Robersonโ€™s murder remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.

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