NORTH CAROLINA — The sister of the Charleston church shooting suspect, Dylan Roof, started a Go fund me account for her wedding.
The sister, Amber Roof, asked the public for donations and raised almost two thousand dollars before the account was deleted.
The money was to help pay for a wedding she canceled after her brother’s shooting spree at Emanuel AME church.
Amber Roof wrote the following statement on the fund-raising site:
“Our wedding day was suppose to be the most important and special day of our lives. It was suppose to start our lives together with our new family. Our day was the exact opposite. Our wedding day was full of sorrow, pain, and shame, tainted by the actions of one man.
The Charleston Massacre took place and our lives were forever changed. The media abused our privacy and published all of our wedding information and destroyed our dream day. Destroying the first day of Michael and my life together.
We cancelled our wedding to protect our family and mourn the lives of those lost. Many friends and family members came into town and took time off of work to be there for us. We could not ask you to do that again.
We would like the chance to start our lives on a postive note. Therefore, we have decided to start a Go Fund Me account. We know money cannot replace the wedding we lost and our perfect day, however it will help us to create new memories and a new start with our new family.
Money raised will be used to cover lost wedding costs, to pay bills, and to send us on our dream honeymoon. 10% of all funds raised will be donated to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. We thank you for any contrabution you can make.
Our lives have been forever changed and touched by all the love and support you have shown us through this difficult time. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS! GOD BLESS!
Love, The Tyo’s”
The account was removed after people commented on the page with outrage.
Amber said she would donate 10 percent of the money raised to Emanuel AME.
A new wedding date hasn’t been set.
Photo Source: Post and Courier
