Gofundme launched for hero teen stabbed while protecting 12-year-old girl

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Family and friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover medical expenses for a teenager who was stabbed following Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday night.

15-year-old Dajon Hayes-Burr and his companions intervened to assist a 12-year-old girl facing sexual harassment. For Hayes-Burr, Saturday night began as a typical outing with friends at Thunder Over Louisville until the fireworks concluded. At that point, he heard a man—later identified by police as Vasilis Sakellaridis—making inappropriate comments to a young girl.

When the girl’s mother called out for help, Hayes-Burr and his nearby friends stepped in…

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