After a 14-year-old Missouri teen fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride this week, a rapper from Jacksonville is offering to pay funeral costs.
, who represents Tyre’s father, Yarnell Sampson, said the family is “shocked and heartbroken at the loss of their son.
”“This young man was the kind of son everyone hopes for — an honor roll student, an aspiring athlete, and a kind-hearted person who cared about others,” Crump said in a statement Saturday.The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which regulates amusement rides in Florida at all but the major theme parks, declined comment Saturday other than to say the investigation is ongoing.
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