Mother begs for donations to help gunman charged with Kansas City parade shooting

The mother of a man charged for his alleged role in the Kansas City parade shooting has asked for donations to go towards his hospital treatment.

Teneal Burnside, the mother of 23-year-old Lyndell Mays, launched a GoFundMe page in aid of her son. She shared a photo of Mays in the hospital bed with a tube in his mouth.

Mays, who was wounded during the melee and taken to hospital for treatment, has been charged with second-degree murder along with Dominic Miller, 18. He was interviewed by police from his hospital bed.

While donations have been made to the victims of the attack, Mays‘ mother has pleaded with donations to be sent for her son.

“I ask to all please help by donating to help him with his medical bills during this tragic time he is going through,” she wrote.

“He’s in ICU fighting for a recovery from several surgeries, from going to the Chiefs Super Bowl celebration parade with his older sister to getting shot multiple times a time that was meant to bring so much joy to many has brought so much pain and sadness to all that was attending.”

She added, “I give special thanks to Chrissy [redacted] a nurse that helped my daughter give CPR and chest palpitations at the parade to him along with St. Luke’s trauma nurses.”

Teneal ended, “I give thanks to all whos [sic] helping him along his long recovery. God bless everyone who has been affected by this sad ordeal.”

Lyndell Mays’ family put up strong defense

A screenshot of the GoFundMe showed it had received $100 before the campaign was removed.

It is unclear whether Ms Burnside is aware that her son is accused of starting the events that led to the death of one woman and 22 people being injured, including 12 children.

Lisa Lopez-Gavlan, a 43-year-old local radio DJ and mother-of-two, tragically passed away after receiving a gunshot wound. Miller has been accused of gunning down Lopez-Gavlan by prosecutors, and Mays‘ sister told the Daily Mail her brother was “innocent” as he was defending her during the chaos.

“For them to make my brother out to be a monster, it really hurts me inside because he was only trying to protect us,” she said.

“He doesn’t deserve to be thrown in it like that. My brother is tall and broad, he’s hefty. They were young kids and little guys, trying to prove a point.”

His bail has been set at $1million and he remains under watch at a hospital while he recovers.