GoFundMe memorial fund created for fallen Shreveport postal worker
A GoFundMe account was created to help pay for the postal worker's funeral expenses.
GoFundMe memorial fund created for fallen Shreveport postal worker A GoFundMe account was created to help pay for the postal worker's funeral expenses. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2019/06/25/gofundme-memorial-fund-created-fallen-shreveport-postal-worker/1559492001/
Emily Enfinger, Shreveport Times Published 1:05 p.m. CT June 25, 2019
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A GoFundMe campaign has been created to help pay funeral costs of the Shreveport postal worker who was killed Saturday while making deliveries in the South Highlands neighborhood.
As of 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, more than $1,500 of the $5,000 goal was raised.
The fundraiser was created by concerned citizens to help the family pay for 52-year-old Antonio Williams' funeral services, according to the account's description.
At around 12:30 on Tuesday, more than $1,500 of a $5,000 goal was raised to help pay funeral expenses of Antonio Williams, the Shreveport postal worker who was fatally shot Saturday while on his route. (Photo: GoFundMe)
Donations have ranged anywhere from $5 to $200.
Williams, a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, died shortly after noon on Saturday after he was shot while delivering mail on his route in the 1100 block of Dudley Drive.
"He leaves behind a wife, 7 children and 13 grandchildren. Donations made on GoFundMe will go to the family to help cover funeral and memorial expenses," Aja Shepherd, GoFundMe regional communications associate, said in an email.
Flags at all City of Shreveport buildings will fly at half-staff until United States Postman Antonio Williams is laid to rest. #Shreveport#USPSpic.twitter.com/Wf1jj0HR3e
— Shreveport Mayor, Adrian Perkins (@ShreveportMayor) June 24, 2019
The night following the shooting, 32-year-old Michael Gentry was arrested and charged by Shreveport police with the second-degree murder of Williams.
He was additionally booked on charges including resting officer and battery of a police officer.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana is also looking at possible federal charges against Gentry.
Determination of charges will not be made until after the police investigation has concluded and evidence is in their possession, according to a spokesperson for U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.
Emily Enfinger is the breaking news reporter for The Shreveport Times, covering crime and court. Follow her on Twitter at @EmilyEnfinger. To email, click here.
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