Stewart GerardOneRepublic is supporting one of their own with a huge cash donation.
On Twitter, the group wrote, “The wife of one of our family within the 1R team just got shot through the back while walking her dogs. Please help us help this family recover & bring attention to the EPIDEMIC of gun violence in this country. Thank you.”
In an accompanying video, the group explains that the victim is the wife of a guy who’s worked closely with the band for years, and was on stage with them in Los Angeles when the incident occurred in Nashville.
“This video isn’t about the epidemic of gun violence that exists in this country, which is unspeakable. This is about helping people who mean everything to us,” lead singer Ryan Tedder explains. He adds, “We never thought it would affect us and now it’s personal.”
They included a link to a Go Fund Me page for the victim, who is “currently recovering in the hospital” after her “life changing injuries” that required “multiple surgeries.”
The band has also donated $100,000 — in two separate donations of $50,000 each — to the cause. The Go Fund Me page has so far raised over $174,000 of its $200,000 goal.
