Three people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at the popular Cook's Corner bar in Trabuco Canyon. Here's how you can help some of the victims.
hospital. Four other men suffered lesser injuries, including Tomas De La Rosa, a cook at the restaurant, who was shot in the arm. Liz Paula Glidewell, a friend of De La Rosa's, wrote on GoFundMe that the cook is recovering, but he will need help to cover his medical expenses.
"His surgery on Thursday appears to be successful but he will have long road to recovery." Glidewell wrote. "We would like to be able to help Tomas and his family out during this time. If you find it in your heart like to help him out, it would be greatly appreciated."A third GoFundMe campaign was set up to help one of the restaurant's waitresses, Savannah Hopkins, who is five months pregnant.
Hopkins was not apparently injured in the shooting, but according to her GoFundMe campaign, he truck was shot at while she was ducking inside. "Her windows ar all shattered and she has no insurance to cover the damages," her sister-in-law Kylee Brown, wrote. "We were hesitant to ask for help but Savannah is 21, and five months pregnant and was already struggling financially." Brown wrote that Hopkins was "traumatized from seeing her her coworkers and others … injured and scared to go back to work.
"This tragedy has left many friends and family members devastated, and many more members of the community shocked and dismayed," church pastor Andy Wood said. "This is a time we can come together and ask God for comfort and healing."
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