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GoFundMe page set up for German tourist shot in head

A tourist was shot while driving on Highway 1A near Morley, Alta. on Thursday, Aug. 2. Michael King/Global News

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the German tourist who was shot in the head on an Alberta highway last week.

On Aug. 2, a German family was driving on Highway 1A near Morley when, according to RCMP, a car passed the vehicle as a shot was fired. A 60-year-old man sustained a brain injury and had surgery that night. On Sunday, RCMP said there were no updates on his critical but stable status in hospital.

Now, a fundraising page has been set up for the victim, with the initial $1,000 goal upped to $5,000 as of Sunday evening.

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“He was just enjoying his vacation together with his family. He is in hospital in critical condition now,” the site read.

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Hubertus Liebrecht, the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, created it as a private person — not in his German consulate capacity.

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“All funds raised will be used to help the family,” he said in a statement to Global News on Sunday, adding that he’s in “daily contact” with them.

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“Be assured that we do everything possible to help the family,” Liebrecht added.

“Part of this help is to communicate in detail the impressive support from many Canadians.”

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