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T-Shirt Sales And Donations Net $80K For Critically Wounded Officer

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - New numbers show how the community is rallying around injured Fort Worth police officer Matthew Pearce.

T-shirt sales and donations in support of Pearce have added up to more than $80,000 thus far.

Monday night's fundraiser coordinated by fast-food restaurant Chik-fil-A will likely make that number increase.

Organizers are selling "Team Pearce" t-shirts online until Friday.

Pearce remains hospitalized, and loved ones continue to give public updates on his recovery.

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