By Flannery Dean, CBC News
Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:28 AM ET
Last Updated: Jan 30, 2013 9:28 AM ET
A Hamilton woman has started an online campaign to raise money for the family of Kesean Williams, the nine-year-old boy who was shot and killed while watching TV at his Brampton home on January 23.
"This campaign will help the Williams family with funeral costs and hopefully start an education fund for Kajan [sic]," wrote Sharon Grant on the indiegogo page where she's placed her campaign.
The goal is to raise $2,000. So far, the tally is at $470.
Viewings are planned for Keasean Williams in Hamilton on Thursday and Friday between 2 p.m and 4 p.m. as well as between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Bay Gardens Funeral Home.
Williams spent most of his life in Hamilton until last summer. He was a student at Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary School.
Grant started the page on indiegogo immediately after she heard about what happened to Kesean. An acquaintance of Kesean's mother's (they have mutual friends) she wants to help the family pay for the funeral. It's her intention that the money also go towards setting up an education fund for Kesean's brother.
Williams had met Kesean. She says "he was very loving and vibrant. Energetic. A little angel."
She is attending the funeral which will be held in Hamilton on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Peoples Church at 510 Mohawk Rd. West.
The goal is to raise "$2,000 minimum", though she's hoping to raise more. People can donate on the indiegogo/keseanwilliams site or they can also send a money transfer to keseanwilliams9@gmail.com
Williams said there is also a fund set up at TD Bank.
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