Fundraisers Set For Young Girl Killed At Pocatello, ID Costco

Multiple fundraising opportunities have been planned in support of a three-year-old girl who was struck and killed in a Pocatello store parking lot last weekend.

On Saturday, May 24, three-year-old Kamari Jade Alvarez was walking with family outside the Costco store in southeastern Idaho when someone driving a Dodge Ram truck struck her, according to details provided by KSL. Alvarez sustained fatal injuries as a result.

The girl's family has set up a GoFundMe with the hopes of raising $5,000 to help with expenses.

Family of Young Girl Killed Outside Pocatello Costco Organizes Fundraisers

'Her absence leaves such a big hole in all our hearts, as she was such a happy little girl who smiled much and loved to play all day', were the words shared by a relative on the GoFundMe page set up for the young girl taken way too soon. 'From our heart thank-you! Your prayers are also felt and so appreciated'.

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No details have been provided regarding the identity of the driver who struck and killed Kamari. A funeral mass and graveside service is planned for Saturday, May 31, and more than $15,000 has been raised so far, according to GoFundMe and Wilkes Funeral Homes.

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Wilkes Funeral Home in nearby Chubbuck has also helped raise more than $1,700 for the family. Relatives are currently working on service plans and submitting an obituary, according to the funeral home's website.

We send our love and condolences to the Alvarez family.