Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West is hoping $150,000 can help the family of Jemel Roberson days after he had his life taken away from him by a Chicago police officer. New reports claim Ye donated the money after learning about the Chi-Town security guard’s tragic story.

According to reports, Ye has already made the hefty donation to Roberson’s family.

West heard the story of Jemel Roberson — who was gunned down by police after stopping a drunken man with a gun — and wanted to do whatever he could to lessen the burden on his family. West donated $150,000 to Roberson’s family Friday, the goal originally placed on a GoFundMe account for Roberson’s family was $10,000. Kanye has spent a lot of time in Chicago over the last few months. (TMZ)

Additional reports claim Ye made the donation on a GoFundMe page for Roberson with 10 individual payments.

Rapper Kanye West has apparently donated $150,000 the family of Jemel Roberson, a security who was shot and killed by Midlothian police while working at a Robbins nightclub. The GoFundMe page started for his family showed 10 donations of $15,000 each, all under the name Kanye West. There is no way to verify if that name is accurate, however, and as of 8:30 p.m. West had not tweeted about the donation or confirmed it in any other way. (ABC 7 Chicago)

Roberson had his life taken away from him last weekend.

Roberson was shot and killed around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Witnesses to the shooting said Roberson was apprehending a gunman who shot several people during a bar fight at Manny’s Blue Room Lounge. Police from Robbins, Cook County and Crestwood were already on the scene when two officers from Midlothian arrived. (ABC 7 Chicago)

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