“I’m happy to see such an outpouring of support for my brother, I know that if it was me in his position instead, would be doing everything that he could to make sure that my family and I were okay,” his dean, Donald Wilhite told Watch The Yard. The amount of support is commensurate to the love and dedication Low gives to so many people, communities, and his family,” his line brother stated. Certain people in life have the innate ability to positively impact everyone they come into contact with in an everlasting way and Low always had that rare ability. “I am not surprised by the outpouring of support at all. While this may be surprising to some, it is not a surprise to the brothers and the Black community in Minnesota who have a strong bond. Since starting the GoFundMe a day ago, the chapter has raised over $20,000 to support their brother. “The GoFundMe was put together to help Lawrence “Low” Walker’s Mother and his entire family as they rally around him physically and spiritually,” his line brother Cordell Smith told Watch The Yard in an interview.”100% of the funds raised will go to Low and his family to support ongoing costs and expenses related to his long road to recovery.” On Thursday, his chapter brothers from the Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi teamed up with his mother to create a GoFundme and have since successfully raised thousands of dollars for their brother. By reducing the burden on the body, they are currently giving his brain an opportunity to heal. The doctors have placed him under sedation as he recovers from brain surgery and has intubated him to help with his breathing. The police department encouraged anyone who is a victim of sexual assault or has knowledge of an incident to call the department at 78.Low, who is a Spring 2014 initiate of the Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and a former football player for Mankato State University and Concordia University, suffered a car accident on July 5 th, 2020, enduring severe physical trauma and leaving him in a critical day-to-day state. Lawrence police indicated Tuesday that they were aware of the alleged incident, but would not confirm or deny whether there was an active criminal investigation. Police were at the scene for a second night in a row, but West 15th Street remained open to traffic, unlike Monday night. The fraternity house was surrounded with green tape Tuesday evening, but the crowd just walked through it to position themselves directly in front of the building. Meanwhile, a petition to punish the fraternity member had gained more than 15,000 signatures. The fraternity had indicated that it had reported the allegation to officials, and by Tuesday afternoon KU officials had announced to the university community that they were investigating the incident.
Protesters on Monday had flooded the area in front of the fraternity on West 15th Street, holding signs and demanding justice. They also chanted “Stop the rape, make campus safe!” The protesters - demanding “Justice!” and shouting “Lock him up!” - again demanded that the fraternity member of Phi Kappa Psi be kicked out of KU. Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday gathered for a second straight night in front of a University of Kansas fraternity, where a member has been accused of recently sexually assaulting a woman. Protesters gather outside of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity near the University of Kansas campus on Tuesday, Sept. Photo by: Dylan Lysen/Journal-World Photo
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