“I kind of think of us like really good friends,” says 11-year-old Keita Shoecraft referring to his family’s contractor, Cortez Graham.
Now, the two’s friendship is even stronger, following a devastating crime.
“When you lose everything, it’s kind of tough,” said Graham.
Tuesday night, after doing work at Keita’s house in South Seattle, Graham pulled into a Safeway parking lot in White Center to get something to eat.
Just 30 minutes later, Graham says, “I came out – truck, trailer, everything… gone. I would say in the neighborhood of easily $25,000 to $30,000 worth of tools in there.”
Graham believes thieves in a truck followed him into the parking lot.
His truck and trailer were later found ransacked – all his tools are still missing.
Police are now investigating.
When Keita found out what happened, he decided to set up a GoFundMe account to help his friend , along with a heartfelt message.
“Quite frankly, it brought me to tears. It was very humbling,” said Graham.
As you can imagine, Keita’s parents are also pretty proud of his efforts.