Heather Curtis
WASHINGTON (WMAL) – The donations are pouring in for the family of a man shot and killed last week while helping a woman who was being attacked in the Westfield Montgomery Mall parking lot. The GoFundMe page to raise money for 45-year-old Malcom Winffel’s family and his funeral, which is being held Thursday, has raked in more than $100,000 since Saturday.
Winffel and his friend jumped into action when they hear the woman’s calls for help.
“These two men acted selflessly and heroically, not only coming to her aid, but likely saving her life,” said Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Russ Hamill.
The woman and Winffel’s friend were also shot and injured. Earlier than day, police said 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil shot and killed 65-year-old Claudina Molina during an attempted carjacking in a grocery store parking lot in Aspen Hill. The day before those two shootings he allegedly killed his estranged wife 44-year-old Gladys Tordil outside High Point High School. He faces charges including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
On the GoFundMe page, Winffel’s brother Carlos Winffel wrote that his sibling was always trying to help. “He will be missed more than words could ever say,” he wrote.
People will pay their last respects to Winffel during visitation hours Thursday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Gaithersburg. His funeral will be held Friday at that same church.
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