How to help the families of the 7-Eleven shooting victims

Fund announced for victims of 7-Eleven crime spree

Orange County officials announced a relief fund for the victims of a recent crime spree at local 7-Eleven locations across Southern California.

LOS ANGELES - Officials on Wednesday announced the creation of a relief fund supporting the victims and families impacted by the deadly 7-Eleven store shootings and robberies spanning several Southern California counties last week.

Matthew Hirsch, a 40-year-old clerk, was shot and killed July 11 at the Brea 7-Eleven store, and Matthew Rule, 24, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Santa Ana store while trying to intervene in the robbery of someone else.

The relief fund is organized by Waymakers, a nonprofit charity organization in Orange County dedicated to helping individuals of all ages move through conflict and crisis to a place of strength and stability.

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Officials with Waymakers said they are in contact with the victims of the 7-Eleven shootings and their families during this process.

PRESS CONFERENCE: 7-Eleven victims relief fund

Officials in Orange County held a press conference Wednesday, July 20 to discuss the relief fund set up by Waymakers Orange County for the victims of the deadly 7-Eleven shootings in Southern California last week.

Two suspects charged in connection with the deadly crime spree made their first court appearances Tuesday, but their arraignment on various felony counts was delayed until next month.

Malik Patt of Los Angeles is facing three counts of murder, along with attempted murder and other felonies in connection with killings that occurred July 11 in or near 7-Eleven stores in Santa Ana and Brea, along with the July 9 killing of a homeless man in North Hills in Los Angeles County. The second suspect, Jason Payne, 44, is being charged with three counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery.

California Crime and Public Safety