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    Young people who died in an accident on their way to a Billie Eilish concert; The singer responds.

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    Singer Billie Eilish He offered his condolences to the families and friends of two Missouri concertgoers killed during a multi-state pursuit of a man. Allegation that he kidnapped a 1-year-old baby and her mother.

    According to a report, 18-year-old Lucy Yeates and Kole Cunningham from Kearney, Missouri, were killed on their way to Eilish’s concert in Omaha, Nebraska. GoFundMe organized by Mckinley YeatesPerson who identified himself as Lucy Yeates’ cousin.

    Mckinley Yeates wrote on the fundraising page: “My sweet cousins ​​and their friends were in a fatal car accident on their way to Omaha to see Billie Eilish’s concert. Unfortunately, Kole and Lucy did not make it.”

    Lucy Yeates’ 18-year-old sister, Aubrey Yeates, was also involved in the crash and is currently hospitalized after undergoing “a lot of care and procedures,” according to the GoFundMe, which has raised over $17,110.

    Eilish learned of the teenager’s death when a fan account called her on Instagram. @billieeilishtours shared the GoFundMe. The “Bad Guy” singer commented on the post: “Sending so much love to the families. So heartbreaking.”

    Eilish performed at the CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha on Sunday night.

    Accident: Two 18-year-olds were killed in Missouri while chasing the man who kidnapped the baby and his mother

    What happened to the teenagers in Kearney, Missouri?

    The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office in southwestern Iowa first received a report just after 6 a.m. Sunday about a hospitalized woman who had been the victim of a domestic assault, the agency said. newsletter. The woman told deputies that an acquaintance smuggled her and her 1-year-old baby across the state line in Nebraska and that she was “suicidal and homicidal.”

    Fremont County deputies and troopers with the Iowa State Patrol began pursuing the man, who was driving with the baby in a 2023 Kia Sorento, the sheriff’s office said. At one point during the pursuit, the man drove the Kia across the state line into Missouri, according to the statement.

    Shortly after entering Missouri, the Kia collided with a 2013 Ford Focus on Interstate 29, triggering another collision between a Volvo semi-truck and a Chevy Tahoe driven by a Fremont County deputy, the sheriff’s office said. The kidnapper, who allegedly drove the Kia, was killed in a Ford Focus, as were Lucy Yeates and Kole Cunningham. KMBC-TV It was reported with reference to local law enforcement.

    The 1-year-old baby was rescued from the burning Kia and taken to a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

    Authorities could not identify the deceased person who was allegedly kidnapped.

    Kearney Mayor Randy Pogue: ‘My deepest condolences’

    Kearney Mayor Randy Pogue expressed his condolences to the families of Lucy Yeates and Kole Cunningham, as well as Eilish, and said their deaths “shook our community.”

    “At this painful moment, I offer my deepest condolences to the Cunningham and Yeates families,” Pogue wrote in a post. Facebook post shared on Monday. “May courage and hope be faithful companions of families, friends and all those who mourn. I pray for you all,” he said.

    Kearney School District said KMBC News That Yeates and Cunningham are the graduating class of 2024, not current students.

    “The Kearney High School team is aware of this tragic incident and counselors are ready to provide additional guidance and support as needed,” according to a district statement obtained by the Kansas City, Missouri-based television station.

    Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]..

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