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Missouri teen Kaylee Gain’s GoFundMe soars beyond $200,000 as billionaire Bill Ackman is top donor moved by horror story of 15-year-old who suffered severe damage when another girl repeatedly smashed her head against concrete floor

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Billionaire Bill Ackman is a top donor rallying behind 15-year-old Kaylee Gain (pictured), who suffered severe brain damage when another teenager smashed her head into the concrete during a high school fight

Billionaire Bill Ackman is a top donor rallying behind a 15-year-old Missouri girl who suffered severe brain damage when another teenager smashed her head into the concrete during a high school fight.

The hedge fund investor, 57, contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign in support of Kaylee Gain, DailyMail.com can reveal. His donation was confirmed by a partner at Pershing Square Capital Management, LP

The crowdfunding account, which is raising money for medical bills and aims to support the teenager’s family as Gain ‘fights hard to stay alive’, has received more than $213,000 in donations in just two days.

Organizers say her loved ones are extremely grateful for the ‘overwhelming response’ which has ‘already brought the family to tears’.

Gain suffered a fractured skull and damage to her frontal lobe when her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a fight last Friday. She was left alone on the ground to convulse until EMTs arrived.

She has ‘major brain bleeds and swelling’ and is in ‘critical condition’, her loved ones said. The family will not know the full extent of the damage until she wakes up.

Billionaire Bill Ackman is a top donor rallying behind 15-year-old Kaylee Gain (pictured), who suffered severe brain damage when another teenager smashed her head into the concrete during a high school fight

Billionaire Bill Ackman is a top donor rallying behind 15-year-old Kaylee Gain (pictured), who suffered severe brain damage when another teenager smashed her head into the concrete during a high school fight

Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, 57, (pictured in 2017) contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign in support of Kaylee Gain, a partner at Pershing Square Capital Management, LP, confirmed to DailyMail.com

Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, 57, (pictured in 2017) contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign in support of Kaylee Gain, a partner at Pershing Square Capital Management, LP, confirmed to DailyMail.com

Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman, 57, (pictured in 2017) contributed $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign in support of Kaylee Gain, a partner at Pershing Square Capital Management, LP, confirmed to DailyMail.com

Kaylee Gain was brutally beaten by another teenager (pictured) last week. She is 'fighting hard to stay alive' after suffering brain damage in the horrific attack

Kaylee Gain was brutally beaten by another teenager (pictured) last week. She is 'fighting hard to stay alive' after suffering brain damage in the horrific attack

Kaylee Gain was brutally beaten by another teenager (pictured) last week. She is ‘fighting hard to stay alive’ after suffering brain damage in the horrific attack

Kaylee Gain suffered a fractured skull and frontal lobe damage when her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a fight (pictured) near her St. Louis High School last Friday

Kaylee Gain suffered a fractured skull and frontal lobe damage when her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a fight (pictured) near her St. Louis High School last Friday

Kaylee Gain suffered a fractured skull and frontal lobe damage when her head was repeatedly smashed into the ground during a fight (pictured) near her St. Louis High School last Friday

A crowdfunder campaign to support Gain and her family has raised more than $213,000 in just two days. The picture shows Bill Ackman's contribution to Kaylee Gain's GoFundMe

A crowdfunder campaign in support of Gain and her family has raised more than $213,000 in just two days. The picture shows Bill Ackman's contribution to Kaylee Gain's GoFundMe

A crowdfunder campaign in support of Gain and her family has raised more than $213,000 in just two days. The picture shows Bill Ackman’s contribution to Kaylee Gain’s GoFundMe

The altercation broke out around 2:30 p.m. Friday near Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis.

Video of the incident circulated on social media, showing another girl slamming the teenager’s head into the concrete after throwing several punches, sending her to the ground.

Gain appeared to start having a seizure as groups of other teenagers brawled just feet away.

Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive, about a five-minute walk from the high school’s campus. She was taken to hospital and remains in critical condition.

“Kaylee is fighting hard to stay alive and heal, but this is just the beginning of a very uphill battle for Kaylee and her family,” her loved ones shared on a crowdfunding page, adding, “the road to recovery will be extremely hard on family not only mentally but financially.’

“In minutes, this family’s life was torn apart when their only daughter was assaulted outside a North County high school,” the GoFundMe campaign states.

‘She was left alone on the ground to convulse until the EMTs arrived on the scene. She was admitted to one of the local hospitals in Saint Louis with a fractured skull and damage to the frontal lobe.’

Gain’s ‘shocked and devastated’ parents have stayed by their daughter’s side ‘day and night’ since he was hospitalized and are ‘hoping to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love’.

Kaylee Gain (pictured) is fighting for her life in critical condition with a fractured skull and damage to the frontal lobe

Kaylee Gain (pictured) is fighting for her life in critical condition with a fractured skull and damage to the frontal lobe

Kaylee Gain (pictured) is fighting for her life in critical condition with a fractured skull and damage to the frontal lobe

The victim then appears to have a seizure as other teenagers continue to fight over her body

The victim then appears to have a seizure as other teenagers continue to fight over her body

Kaylee Gain was left alone on the ground convulsing before EMTs arrived on the scene

Kaylee Gain was left alone on the ground convulsing before EMTs arrived on the scene

Viral video shows another teenager smashing his head into the pavement repeatedly before the victim appears to suffer a seizure

Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive

Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive

The fight broke out just off the campus of Hazelwood East High School

The fight broke out just off the campus of Hazelwood East High School

Police found the girl suffering from a serious head injury near the intersection of Norgate Drive and Claudine Drive. The fight broke out just off the campus of Hazelwood East High School

A statement attributed to her parents, and published on another GoFundMe pagesaid: ‘We are so grateful to the fantastic medical staff who have worked tirelessly to give her the best possible chance of a full recovery.

‘We know she has a very long road ahead of her, but we remain hopeful. We are so overwhelmed by all the support and love.’

This was confirmed by the teenager’s grandparents KSDK that both crowdfunding sites are legitimate and will be used to ‘help with costs related to Gain’s injuries and the parents’ lost wages’ – as they have been by her side in the hospital every day.

A 15-year-old girl was arrested on Saturday and charged with violence. She was taken to St. Louis County Family Court and remained in custody as of Sunday afternoon.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for the ‘vicious’ 15-year-old girl who smashed Gain’s head into the concrete to be ‘disowned as an adult’.

Bailey announced on X: ‘This evil and complete disregard for human life has no place in Missouri or anywhere. I pray for the victim.

“The criminal should be charged and prosecuted as an adult. If the victim dies, that offense should amount to murder.’

John O’Sullivan, director of communications with St. Louis County Courts, told KSDK it is too early to determine if the suspect will be tried as an adult.

He says a court hearing is expected to be held in the next few weeks.

The Hazelwood School District issued a statement condemning bullying and fighting in the community

The Hazelwood School District issued a statement condemning bullying and fighting in the community

The Hazelwood School District issued a statement condemning bullying and fighting in the community

The teenager's 'shocked and heartbroken' parents have stayed by their daughter's side 'day and night' since he was hospitalized and 'hope to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love'

The teenager's 'shocked and heartbroken' parents have stayed by their daughter's side 'day and night' since he was hospitalized and 'hope to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love'

The teenager’s ‘shocked and heartbroken’ parents have stayed by their daughter’s side ‘day and night’ since he was hospitalized and ‘hope to bring her back to the Kaylee they know and love’

Missouri Attorney General Calls for 15-Year-Old Girl Who Bashed Another Teen's Head on Concrete to Be Prosecuted as an Adult

Missouri Attorney General Calls for 15-Year-Old Girl Who Bashed Another Teen's Head on Concrete to Be Prosecuted as an Adult

Missouri Attorney General Calls for 15-Year-Old Girl Who Bashed Another Teen’s Head on Concrete to Be Prosecuted as an Adult

After news of the altercation broke, the Hazelwood School District released a statement condemning violence in the community.

“It is a tragedy every time children are harmed,” the statement read. ‘Bullying and fighting in society is an issue that we all need to take ownership of and work towards a solution for the sake of our children.

‘Hazelwood School District offers our deepest sympathies to all involved and will offer additional emotional support from our support and crisis team to those in need.’

The statement called on community members to respect the families of those involved and ‘commit to helping work towards the betterment of our entire community’.

The district recently came under fire for disenrolling more than three dozen middle school students in late February and early March.

The school district’s public relations director, Jordyn Elston, said STLPR that students were kicked out due to ‘expired residence information’.

Of the 40 students who received letters informing them of the district’s decision, 38 were re-enrolled within a week of providing updated information, the district said.

St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the incident.

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