Parents of Teen Slain by Pasadena Police Can’t Pay Burial Costs

Kenneth McDade, father of Kendrec McDade, the Azusa teenager killed by Pasadena police responding to a false 911 report of an armed robbery on March 24, went on Los Angeles radio station KJLH-FM’s Front Page show Tuesday to raise money to bury their son.

The McDades say they need to raise $10,000 to cover burial costs. The service is just days away, set for Saturday at an Altadena church.

The Front Page show hosted by Dominique DiPrima.

Listen to the radio program

Audio clip Courtesy of the Front Page Show on KJLH-FM.

Carson Councilmember Mike Gipson and KJLH were scheduled to present the McDades with donations collected live on the air.

The family says a memorial fund has been started at Chase Bank in the name of Kendrec McDade to help pay for the burial, and provided the following information to those interested in making donations:

The account is at Chase Bank on the names pf “Kenneth McDade and Anya Slaughter, Kendrec McDade Memorial Fund.” The account number is 452408953 and the routing number is 322271627.

Radio station KJLH gives the following instructions on its website as to how to donate:

” Go to any Chase Bank and donate to the Kendrec McDade Memorial Fund
(Account # 452408953)
Go to your own bank and ask to transfer an amount to the Kendrec McDade Memorial Fund
(Account # 452408953) at Chase Bank using the routing #322271627″