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Tyler Perry reportedly sets up college fund for late Rayshard Brooks' 4 kids

Tyler Perry [Instagram/TylerPerry]
Tyler Perry [Instagram/TylerPerry]
According to reports, the movie mogul is set to cover Brooks' funeral cost and fund the university education of his kids.
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Movie mogul, Tyler Perry is reportedly set to cover the entire college tuition fees of the late Rayshard Brooks' four kids.

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Rayshard Brooks is the African American who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on Friday, June 12, 2020.

According to PEOPLE, Perry spoke to Brooks' family and wanted to do something to help. 

Rayshard Brooks a été abattu dans le parking d'un Wendy's dans le sud-est d'Atlanta la nuit après avoir lutté avec les officiers de police. (CNN)
Rayshard Brooks is the African American who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on Friday, June 12, 2020. (CNN)

"His heart goes out to the family during this tragic time," a source revealed.

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Until his untimely death, Brooks was survived by a wife, Tomika, and four children.

He was shot by police at a parking lot on Friday night and succumbed to his injuries after undergoing surgery.

This undated handout photo obtained June 14, 2020, from the Atlanta (Georgia) Police Department shows an image from a video camera of a struggle a day earlier between police officers and suspect Rayshard Brooks (L)
He was shot by police at a parking lot on Friday night by a police officer after a chase down the lot.

Perry's benevolence is coming a few weeks after Kanye West had set up a college savings fund to cover tuition for George Floyd's daughter, Gianna.

George Floyd made the headlines globally after he died following what was perceived as a racially motivated murder by the police in the United States of America.

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