Kanye West donates $ 150G to the family of a black security guard killed by a white officer

Rapper Kanye West donated $ 150,000 to the family of a black security guard, who was shot dead by a white policeman in Illinois last week.

GoFundMe confirmed Sunday at Fox News that West had made 10 donations of $ 15,000 each in the honor of Jemel Roberson.

Roberson, 26, worked as a security guard on November 11 when a white police officer shot him at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins, about 20 kilometers south of Chicago.

Roberson was outside the bar, holding someone who had been involved in an earlier shootout. Police officers from several agencies who had reacted to the shooting arrived and one of them shot Roberson.

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Police in the state of Illinois said witnesses would have informed investigators that a Midlothian officer had ordered Roberson to drop his gun before firing.

Witnesses allegedly shouted that Roberson was a security guard before being shot, and a lawyer for Roberson's mother said that he was holding a suspect by wearing a hat wearing the word "safety" when he was being shot. ;he was shot.

The fundraiser was created the day Roberson died to "cover his burial expenses."

"Unfortunately, Jemel's life was tragically and suddenly cut short this morning while he was trying to save others from senseless violence," reads GoFundMe. "Today, many remember him as a hero. he who puts others before himself. "

Several members of Roberson's family told the Chicago Tribune that he aspired to become a police officer in Chicago and that he was planning to take the candidacy exam to join the law enforcement forces in Chicago. December.

The officer who shot Roberson has not been publicly identified and remains on paid leave pending the initiation of an investigation.

Associated Press contributed to this report.