"Dear friends and supporters, on behalf of the family of Kanyon Dupree Jones, I'm reaching out with a broken heart, asking for your compassion and support as we lay him to rest.

As I've been talking with his mother, she never imagined that she would be preparing to bury her 17-year-old son, a bright young man full of ambition, just about to start his senior year of high school in the fall.

This devastation comes from a senseless act of violence, where Kanyon was taken by the hand of a 13-year-old with a gun.

In this time of indescribable grief, we have a goal of $7,500 to give him the dignified burial he deserves.

As his mother faces this unbearable burden, we ask you to help lighten that load.

Every contribution brings us closer to giving Kanyon the farewell he was denied—a future cut short by violence.

Thank you so much for your love and your support."