Donations pour in to GoFundMe for slain officer Christopher Fitzgerald, including $10,000 from billionaire Bill Ackman

The GoFundMe created to benefit the family of slain Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald is growing rapidly, and the top donation of $10,000 was made by billionaire investor and hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman.

The GoFundMe campaign was launched Sunday with an initial goal of $100,000, but with more than $300,000 raised as of Monday evening, the goal has been raised to $350,000. More than 4,900 donations have been made.

”Officer Fitzgerald was a loving husband, father, friend, and public servant whose dedication to his family and community was unmatched,” reads the page, set up by Rossman Shaffer, secretary of the Temple University Police Association. “Officer Fitzgerald loved being a police officer, and he will always be remembered for his fearlessness in fighting crime and his compassion for his community.”

The money raised will support Fitzgerald’s family. The police association said this is currently the only fund-raiser.

Besides Ackman’s donation, which is listed under William Ackman, other top contributors include police unions and Charles Leone, the former executive director of public safety for Temple University. A $7,500 donation — the second largest — was made by an anonymous benefactor.

Last summer, Ackman donated $18,000 to a GoFundMe for 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy, whose parents were killed in a July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., that left seven dead and dozens wounded.