School starts fundraiser for family of 9-year-old Jonael Zambrano-Cardona, who was fatally shot while playing in his bedroom in Milwaukee
Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy started a fundraiser for the family of 9-year-old Jonael Zambrano-Cardona, who was shot and killed in Milwaukee by a stray bullet while playing in his room following a barrage of gunfire outside his home.
Jonael just finished third grade at his school that same day. “He had a bright future ahead of him,” wrote Edward DeShazer, executive director of the academy, on the GoFundMe page.
“We want to rally around his family in their time of need and help them with whatever costs that are to come,” he said.
Milwaukee police said the shooting took place just after midnight Thursday in a condominium complex on the 9000 block of North Swan Road. Jonael would later die at a hospital. Attempts to reach his family have been unsuccessful.
Jonael’s cousin, Maynor Antunez, started a separate GoFundMe page for the family to help cover funeral expenses.
