Family of teen killed in Seattle launches fundraiser to help homeless people
SEATTLE - The family of Amarr Murphy-Paine has launched a fundraiser as they look to turn tragedy into action by helping vulnerable community members.
17-year-old Amarr was shot and killed after breaking up a fight at Garfield High School back in June, but a suspect has yet to be arrested. FOX 13 spoke with the family at length about the process of hunting for a killer while grieving for their child.
Now, in honor of what would be Amarr's 18th birthday on December 30, his family says they are raising funds to establish the Amarr's Heart Foundation and give blankets and hygiene kits to homeless people in his name.
"Remembering Amarr with Acts of Kindness" is the name of the GoFundMe posted by the family.
"We need fearlessness, boldness, braveness, true people of God, what you believe in as he, as your God, as your higher power, because it's all good. So we need to make what's good out of something that was bad for a kid that was doing good, if that makes sense," said Arron Murphy Paine.
As previously reported, in 2023, juvenile murder suspects in Washington state had about a 25% chance of getting away with it, one out of every four cases. But back in 2019, there was only a 5% chance a suspected kid killer would escape justice.
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