Warren gas station shooting: Community grief exploited by fake fundraiser

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Community grief exploited by fake GoFundMe fundraiser

As the family grieved, they would learn that someone had created a fundraiser in an attempt to keep all the money for themselves.

It's an unbearable tragedy. A father is shot to death at a Warren gas station just before Christmas.

As the family grieved, they would learn that someone had created a fundraiser in an attempt to keep all the money for themselves.

On Sunday morning, Stephen Zaner learned his younger brother had been shot and killed.

38-year-old Brandon Zaner, on a break from his job as a cook at this burger joint in Warren, went to get a cup of coffee at a nearby gas station when the alleged shooter came in, upset.

Brandon walked outside and texted his mom. That’s when 45-year-old Al Williams returned 15 minutes later with a gun, allegedly shooting Brandon in the chest, then leaving the scene at 9 Mile and Dequindre.

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The day after Christmas, a funeral took place for Brandon.

The alleged shooter was denied bond, charged with second-degree murder and three other felonies.

Stephen and the rest of the family set up a GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs and set some money aside to help care for the kids, who are 8 and 12 years old.

That’s when they took a second blow.

An impostor copied and pasted the information from the real page to a phony one to try and steal from the kindness of others.

The fake was on a site called HopeFundMe, which has been taken down after multiple complaints.

The actual GoFundMe page is up and running.