Jennifer Bowman

Battle Creek Enquirer

A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of 14-year-old shooting survivor Abigail Kopf.

The funds raised will go toward medical expenses that are expected to be "overwhelming for her family during her long expected recovery," according to the account. Donations can be made online at gofundme.com/exqv3qyc.

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Kopf, a seventh-grader at Harper Creek Middle School, was one of eight victims of the random attacks in Kalamazoo County Saturday night, in which six were killed and two were severely injured after police said 45-year-old Jason Dalton opened fire at an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant's parking lot.

Kopf, who is on a ventilator and remains in critical condition, was shot once in the head, according to Michigan State Police. She was in a vehicle at the parking lot of Cracker Barrel in Texas Township.

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Also in the car were Battle Creek residents Barbara Hawthorne, 68; Mary Jo Nye, 60; and Judy Brown, 74. Sixty-two-year-old Mary Lou Nye of Baroda was in a separate car in the parking lot. All four women were killed.

Mattawan residents Richard Smith, 53, and his son Tyler, 17, also were killed Saturday night.

Richland Township resident Tiana Carruthers, 25, was shot multiple times but survived. She remains in critical condition.

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A news release by Bronson Methodist Hospital on Tuesday said gifts also can be made online to the Help Now! Fund, established by the Battle Creek Community Foundation, at bccfoundation.org/HelpNow; by texting "Support now" to 20222; or by mail to: Help Now!, Battle Creek Community Foundation, 32 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017. Donations can be directed to the Kopf family.

Contact Jennifer Bowman at 269-966-0589 or jbowman@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow her on Twitter: @jenn_bowman