A Georgia family was on the receiving end of Tyler Perry's habitual generosity following the death of their mother.
Per USA Today, Tynesha Evans was shot and killed the morning of March 16 by her 58-year-old boyfriend, Othnel Inniss, outside of a Wells Fargo in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The 45-year-old woman was the mother of three daughters and a son, two of whom are minors. When Perry learned the children were in danger of being evicted and created a GoFundMe page to cover burial expenses, he reached out to offer assistance.
Perry contacted one of Evans' daughters, Audrey Turner, to cover their rent and also said he would pay for the funeral. The New Orleans native also reportedly funded the cost of flying the body back to her hometown in Wisconsin for a second funeral.
GOOD NEWS! @SeidenWSBTV says the corporate office for apartment management will allow Tynesha Evans' daughters to remain in their apartment after @tylerperry offered to help cover their rent. Latest starting at 4. pic.twitter.com/6LZFi8OgsV
— Mike Petchenik (@MPetchenikWSB) March 19, 2019
As shared by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety's Facebook page, Evans was found lying in the bank parking lot before being transported to North Fulton Regional Hospital where she later died. Inniss, the on-again-off-again boyfriend of the victim, shot Evans after a dispute.
The assailant was charged with murder and aggravated assault with a firearm.
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According to WSB-TV 2, the Hollywood mogul called Turner who broke down crying when she became aware of who was on the phone.
"It was a call I wasn't even going to answer. I said, 'Well, let me answer it to see who it is.' I answered and the person on the other end said, 'This is Tyler.' I said, 'Who?' He said, 'This is Tyler.' I said, 'Tyler who?' and he said, 'Tyler Perry.' At that point, I just broke down crying," Turner said.
His benevolence also included a promise to cover tuition for Evans' daughter, Sharadiant Turner, who is a freshman at Spelman College.
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