Shaquille O’Neal will cover funeral expenses for 3-year-old killed by stray bullet / News - Basketnews.com

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Shaquille O’Neal is going to pay for the funeral expenses for a 3-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet while sleeping in bed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Wednesday.

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According to WBRZ, the family said the Hall of Fame player reached out with the help of local activists and offered to pay for the funeral. The retired NBA legend, who attended Louisiana State University, is partnering with Greater Beulah Baptist Church to provide the service.

Police said the boy was hit when a gunfight broke out between two people in front of the child’s home. Investigators, who are still searching for suspects, said one of the bullets went through the boy’s bedroom window and struck him while he was sleeping in his bed on Tuesday.

The boy named Devin had recently started preschool and loved playing with his siblings, according to the family.

O’Neal has a proven track of similar acts of generosity. In 2017, he offered to cover the funeral costs for Malachi Hemphill, a 13-year-old Georgia native who was streaming on Instagram Live when he accidentally killed himself with a gun. The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar also paid for the funeral of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, a North Carolina girl who was kidnapped and killed in 2009, according to ESPN.

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