ORINDA, California, USA (AP) — Airbnb will cover the funeral expenses of the five victims of a shooting that occurred during a Halloween party at a residence in the San Francisco Bay Area that was rented through their service. Cited by The San Francisco Chronicle, the company said it will also pay the bills for therapies required by their families.
The company made the decision after a victim’s lawyer, Jesse Danoff, criticized that after the Halloween massacre, Airbnb “responded in public with common places, such as that he will keep them in mind in his thoughts and prayers.” Airbnb reported in a statement that it allocated funds for funeral expenses and therapies for the victims’ relatives, and that they already contacted Danoff.The October 31 shooting caused about 100 party-goers to flee for their lives at the home in Orinda , a quiet and wealthy suburb about 24 kilometers (15 miles) from San Francisco. So far there has been no arrest. Authorities have reported that three people died at the scene and two in the hospital. Contra Costa police identified them as 22-year-old Tiyon Farley; Omar Taylor, 24; Ramon Hill Jr., 23; Javin County, 29 and Oshiana Tompkins, 19. On the day of the incident, Michael Wang, owner of the 372-square-foot (4,000-square-foot) residence, claimed that she had rented it to a woman through Airbnb for what she claimed would be a family reunion for a dozen people, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
