Hundreds line up to buy donuts in support of KC shooting victims

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On Saturday, hundreds of people lined up to purchase donuts with all proceeds going back to the victims that were treated by Children’s Mercy.

‘Slow Rise’ donuts decided to hold a pop-up event at Grand Coffee Co. to give back to the families, victims, patients, and frontline staff after the shooting at the Chiefs Victory Rally.

A line snaked through the restaurant as they served people as quickly as they could.

“It’s one of those things where we don’t have a lot to give but we do have these donuts that everyone seems to love and it is pretty incredible that we could use that to give that back and in the long run it’s nothing for us we just make the donuts but what it has allowed us to do is multiply our giving,” said slow rise Co-Owner, Jeff Dunkel.

On many minds, the children who are still recovering from their wounds.

“I expect nothing less from Kansas City it’s an amazing town I love it here,” said Nicole Steel, who is from KC but now lives in Oregon and is visiting family.

They sold a little over 900 donuts with 100% of the proceeds for Children’s Mercy’s support fund.

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