Abundant Life shooting victim seeks more aid from $621K in donations

After a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School last December left three dead, including the shooter, and six more injured, United Way of Dane County set up a recovery fund and raised $621,000 for impacted families at the school.

But one former student gravely injured in the shooting, Samy Garduno-Martinez, has not reached agreement with the school about how the money should be used and is seeking additional funding, according to the family’s attorney.

“The family has received a relatively small amount of money,” attorney Mark Hazelbaker wrote in a statement, following an inquiry from the Cap Times about the status of the United Way donations. “There are ongoing discussions with (the school) about the funds. These discussions are private.”…

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