Matthew Kymani St. Marc<\/p>\n
The Lehigh Acres community is rallying around the family of a teen who was found dead last Tuesday, the victim of a homicide.<\/p>\n
Matthew Kymani St. Marc, 15, was found deceased on a driveway along Southwest 22nd Street.<\/p>\n
Since then, the community has shed tears at a celebration of life at Veterans Park as well as come to the aid of the family in their bereavement.<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe account has been set up to cover expenses for his funeral and burial.<\/p>\n
The GoFundMe account has nearly reached its $20,000 goal as more than 250 people have donated whatever they could afford, with amounts ranging from $5 and upwards.<\/p>\n
LaQuayzia Dolce, who organized the account, said she is grateful for the support the community has shown for Matthew.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been going pretty good. We appreciate everyone who\u2019s been donating and showing love,\u201d Dolce said. \u201cWe\u2019re asking people to donate whatever they can toward this. Donate, share the post, pray and anything like that, we\u2019re grateful for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolce said she wants Matthew to receive the service he deserves and a farewell he would have liked.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew was a great young man. He was very responsible and everybody loved him and he loved everybody back. Just a good kid,\u201d Dolce said. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get things finalized and we\u2019re doing well with that part.\u201d<\/p>\n
The community was stunned by Matthew\u2019s death. <\/p>\n
Riverdale Pop Warner program conducted Friday\u2019s memorial service on his behalf, retiring his No. 27 jersey.<\/p>\n
The investigation by the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office is ongoing. The LCSO has released no information as its investigation is active and investigators don\u2019t want to compromise it.<\/p>\n
To donate, go to gofundme.com\/f\/help-honor-matthew-kymani-stmarc-n4w5v<\/a>.<\/p>\n