GoFundMe Set Up For National Guardsman & Framingham State Student Injured

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FRAMINGHAM – A GoFunMe was established today, August 21 for a Framingham State University student who was injured at the Massachusetts National Guard armory on Saturday, August 20.

Reda Said, 22, was involved in a work related accident while on duty with the Massachusetts National Guard resulting in the full amputation of his left arm, wrote his girlfriend Sofia Bendok when establishing the GoFundMe.

“Reda is the strongest, hard working and most loving, amazing person I know,” wrote Bendok.

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“Reda immigrated with his parents from Morocco to Malden at the age of 5 years old. His longtime dream was to become a police officer which is why he joined the Army National Guard at 17 years old. This fall, he was getting ready to start his senior year at Framingham State University where he majors in Criminology,” wrote his girlfriend.

Framingham Fire responded to the Massachusetts National Guard armory on Saturday around noon and transported the 22-year-old to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

No one from the Massachusetts National Guard responded to SOURCE media on what happened at the armory on Concord Street in Framingham.

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“This has taken a tremendous toll on his loved ones and any reassurance for financial stability is greatly appreciated by the Said family. Thank you on behalf of his mother, Samira, father, Abdelhadi and sister Jamila Said,” wrote his girlfriend in created the GoFundMe.

To donate, click here.

More than $6,000 has been raised in about an hour.

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