Thousands Raised on GoFundMe for LA Christian Bookstore Owner Who Was Shot

Luis Hernandez, shot outside his store in front of his wife and three children, suffered a spinal injury and may not walk again.

The bookstore Librería Cristiana Alito on South Alvarado Street in Los Angeles in August 2022. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider

A man in Southern California may never walk again after he was shot outside his Christian bookstore earlier this month, according to family members who started a GoFundMe to pay for medical expenses, with nearly $30,000 raised so far.

Luis Hernandez, 41, was closing his store near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on April 6 when he was shot for no apparent reason in front of his wife and kids, according to media reports.