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JJ Watt Donates $10K to Family of Mitch Lundgaard After He Was Shot and Killed

Houston Texans star and Wisconsin native J.J. Watt donated $10,000 in memory of Mitch Lundgaard, an Appleton, Wisconsin, firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical emergency on Wednesday.

WFRV's Lily Zhao posted a photo of Watt's donation on a GoFundMe page to support Lundgaard's wife and three children:

Lily Zhao

JJ Watt showing support for his home state again. Incredible gesture. https://t.co/hU4ymbI7Xz

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