Las Vegas$275,000 going to family of each person slain in Las Vegas shooting
Manuela Barela passes crosses set up to honor those killed during the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Gregory Bull / AP)
A
$31.5 million victims' fund that started as a GoFundMe effort announced
plans Friday to pay $275,000 to the families of each of the 58 people
killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The
Las Vegas Victims Fund said the maximum $275,000 also will be paid to
10 other people who were paralyzed or suffered permanent brain damage in
the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
The nonprofit posted a chart
projecting payments on a scale to a total of 532 people, including more
than $10 million divided among 147 people who were hospitalized.
"In
no way can it replace someone's life," said Al Etcheber, the
brother-in-law of Stacee Etcheber, who died when a gunman fired from a
high-rise casino hotel into a country-music festival below. "Still, it
is a real nice way to help families who lost someone they loved."
Stacee
Etcheber was married to Al's brother, San Francisco Police Officer
Vincent Etcheber. The 50-year-old mother of two children worked as a
hairdresser in Novato, Calif.
Victims
fund spokesman Howard Stutz said the nonprofit expects to pay 100
percent of the funds raised, with payouts beginning Monday.
Police say 851 people were hurt by gunfire or other injuries while fleeing.
The fund
grew into a nonprofit corporation that reported receiving more than
90,000 donations, with nearly 40 percent coming from southern Nevada
gambling, tourism and entertainment companies.
Students,
faculty and staff at a high school in suburban Henderson raised more
than $66,000 through T-shirt sales, and a Vegas Strong benefit concert
raised nearly $700,000.
Disbursements
were determined by a committee of victim advocates, mental health and
medical professionals, lawyers, donors and others. The committee held
two town hall meetings to hear from victims and their families.
The
committee reported reviewing more than 1,600 email and written
comments, with advice from national experts, including victim
compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg and the National Center for Victims
of Crime.
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