Taylor Swift makes generous donation to GoFundMe for fan killed at Chiefs rally
In December, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked about international singing star Taylor Swift regularly coming to Chiefs games to cheer for boyfriend Travis Kelce.
“At first, I felt like everybody kind of stayed away. Just let him do what he was doing,” Mahomes told CBS Mornings. “And then he started bringing Taylor around, and he realized how cool of a person she was. And she is. And so for us, I mean, there were a couple of jokes here and there at the beginning, but now it’s just, she’s just part of Chiefs Kingdom now. She’s part of the team.”
Swift was at Super Bowl LVIII, but because her Ereas Tour was stopping in Australia, couldn’t be at Wednesday’s parade and rally. She clearly saw the horrific shooting that took place outside Union Station as the rally ended.
Police said Thursday that 23 people were shot, and more than half were younger that 16 years old. Lisa Lopez-Galvan of Shawnee, a mother of two, was killed.
Two back-to-back $50,000 donations were made in Swift’s name on a GoFundMe set up for Lopez-Galvan’s family. A representative for Swift confirmed to Variety that the donation was indeed from the singer.
“Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift,” the donation reads.
Lopez-Galvan was a disc jockey who hosted a Tejano music program on community radio station KKFI.
Swift really is part of Chiefs Kingdom, and fans were blown away by Swift’s kindness.
Here is what some of them were saying on X (formerly Twitter).
“She’s one of the Kingdom,” a fan wrote on Reddit. “We always take care of our own.”
Another shared this: “All the hate she gets and yet time and time again, she stands tall and performs selfless acts like this.”
On Reddit, a fan wrote: “And people will still try to clown on her. I’ve never respected her more. You were accepted into Chiefs Kingdom a long time ago Taylor. But now, you’re family”
Another shared this: “Genuinely seems like a wonderful person who gets villainized in such a weird way. Just makes good music that people love and does things like this. Shes great and I hope she sticks around the kingdom.”
Includes reporting by The Star’s Jenna Thompson.
This story was originally published February 16, 2024 at 7:44 AM.
