The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Friday that the Houston Texans star donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe account dedicated to the family of 36-year-old Mitchell Lundgaard, who was shot and killed while responding to a call in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Watt's donation was part of the nearly $120,000 raised in just the first day that the site went live.
The site states Lundgaard's wife and three children are the benefactors of the account, which has a goal of $250,000.
Police say Lundgaard was caught in the crossfire during a gunfight between officers and 47-year-old Ruben Houston.
Lundgaard was one of the emergency personnel who were called to a bus where Houston was thought to be suffering a possible seizure. Police said Houston was walking away after receiving treatment when the situation "escalated" and Houston traded gunfire with officers.
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Houston, who died in the encounter, was free on bond pending drug charges, according to authorities.
An officers and a bystander were wounded and hospitalized.
Watt, whose father is a retired firefighter, also donated $10,000 to the family of a Wisconsin fire captain who was killed in an explosion last year.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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