CROCKETT — An internet fundraiser in reminiscence of a 7-year-old boy who died final week in what authorities have been calling a murder-suicide went previous $30,000 on Wednesday afternoon.
The GoFundMe web page for Clark Peterson, of Crockett, went up June 18, a day after he and 39-year-old Matthew Peterson have been discovered lifeless inside a residence on the 1200 block of Pomona Road. The fundraiser complete had reached $30,007 by 1 p.m., with 355 complete donations made.
The fundraiser is in search of to assist with the funeral prices for Clark’s household. The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Workplace recognized him Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies have been despatched to the residence about 8:30 p.m. on June 17 after receiving experiences that there have been two folks lifeless inside, in accordance with an announcement from sheriff’s workplace spokesman Jimmy Lee.
They each appeared to have been there for a number of hours, Lee stated.
The sheriff’s workplace has remained tight-lipped on what might have spurred the capturing or what the motive for it could be.