Security guard Jemel Roberson was shot and killed by police while subduing a suspected gunman outside a Chicago-area bar early Sunday morning.
And now Kanye West has stepped in to help the family attempt to pick up the pieces.
According to TMZ, the 41-year-old Heartless rapper decided to donate $150,000 to the family of the murdered man.
Unexpected generosity: Kanye West has stepped in to help the family of murdered Jemel Roberson attempt to pick up the pieces
A GoFundMe site set up with an original goal of $10,000 was overwhelmed with support after Kanye could be seen making 10 donations of $15,000 each early on Friday evening.
As of Friday night, the page showed $302,890 raised of a new $150,000 goal.
The donation comes after a stormy period for Kanye, which saw him baffle many fans by stopping by the White House to meet with Donald Trump recently.
Of course Kanye and wife Kim Kardashian have also been dealing with California wild fires, which came somewhat near their Calabasas home last week.
New friends? The donation comes after a stormy period for Kanye, which saw him baffle many fans by stopping by the White House to meet with Donald Trump recently
As for Jemel's death, Illinois state police on Tuesday were investigating a white officer over the fatal shooting of the 'brave' black security guard who had apprehended a suspected gunman at a bar outside Chicago, officials said.
The officer was placed on administrative leave after the incident, which took place in the early hours of Sunday at Manny's Blue Room Lounge in the town of Robbins, 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Midwestern city.
The security guard, 26-year-old Jemel Roberson, was working at the bar, and intervened when an argument erupted and someone started shooting.
Tragic: Security guard Jemel Roberson was shot and killed by police while subduing a suspected gunman outside a Chicago-area bar early Sunday morning
Several local police forces responded to the incident, in which four people were wounded, including the gunman. None had life-threatening injuries.
A police officer from the nearby village of Midlothian arrived at the scene and shot Roberson, despite the guard wearing a uniform with 'security' emblazoned on it, according to witnesses.
Roberson 'had somebody on the ground with his knee in back, with his gun in his back, like, 'Don't move,'' witness Adam Harris told Chicago television station WGN.
Wasting no time: A GoFundMe site set up with an original goal of $10,000 was overwhelmed with support after Kanye could be seen making 10 donations of $15,000 each early on Friday evening
'Everybody was screaming out, 'Security!' He was a security guard,' Harris said, but police 'saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him.'
Roberson died of his injuries at a hospital.
The officer under investigation has not been formally identified, but a clerk at the department confirmed the officer was white, and was placed on administrative leave pending the inquiry.
The shooting was the latest in a long line of deadly encounters between police and African Americans that have sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.
Problematic: The officer under investigation has not been formally identified, but a clerk at the department confirmed the officer was white, and was placed on administrative leave pending the inquiry
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Main photo article Security guard Jemel Roberson was shot and killed by police while subduing a suspected gunman outside a Chicago-area bar early Sunday morning.
And now Kanye West has stepped in to help the family attempt to pick up the pieces.
According to TMZ, the 41-year-old Heartless rapper decided to donate...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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