$41,000 Raised For Montco Children After Murder-Suicide

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA — Montgomery County neighbors have banded together in a big way to support the children left behind after a murder-suicide rocked one local community over the weekend.

More than $41,000 has been raised in just under two days for the victims of the incident, which occurred Saturday in Huntingdon Valley. A total of 669 individuals have donated to the GoFundMe.

One of the individual donations was $1,000, with dozens coming it at several hundred or more.

Police said that Al Allaberg, 44, shot his ex-wife, Durdona Sultanova, 43, multiple times in the chest, killing her. Allaberg then shot himself in the head.

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They left behind two young children, who discovered the bodies in a walk-in closet and were the ones who called police.

"The children are now with Donna's sister but are left without a mother and a father, and could use our help, no matter how small, especially during this time," family friend Lilia Tamkovitch wrote. "Thank you for your help and kindness in advance."

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office urges any victims of domestic violence to contact Laurel House at 800-642-3150or the Victim’s Services Center of Montgomery Count 888-521-0983 for help.

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