Man, Abdul Sharifu, Dies Days Before Birth Of First Child After Going Out For Milk In Buffalo Blizzard Storm

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Abdul Sharifu of Buffalo, N.Y., left his home on Christmas Eve after he was asked by a friend to retrieve milk for her baby, his family members told NBC affiliate WGRZ.

Despite the vicious weather conditions, which brought about 52 inches of snow fall across Buffalo over four days, according to The New York Times, Sharifu felt compelled to help.

“We got him in the car. I took off my coat, took off my hoodie,” Savannah Jordan, who spotted Sharifu in the street, told WGRZ. “Tried to wrap him up as much as I could. He was breathing really shallow. He still had a pulse.”

Sharifu was declared dead after being taken to a local hospital.

“I can’t believe he left me,” 28-year-old Ally Sharifu, a cousin, told the Washington Post.

During a press conference, authorities said Abdul had gone out to get food for his wife, but Ally maintained he left to retrieve food for another family.

A GoFundMe campaign to cover the cost of Abdul’s funeral had raised over $53,000 as of Friday afternoon. A description on the page says Gloria is pregnant and expecting to give birth “this week.”

It’s why it doesn’t come as a surprise that he rushed to help another person during the blizzard. On Christmas Eve, a friend called Sharifu, saying she needed milk for her baby. 

Sharifu’s wife Gloria told him it wasn’t a good idea to leave during the storm. 

“Abdul told his wife that ‘I’ll wait until it calms down, and then I’ll go to help this person,’ ” Rushikana said. 

He left around noon, and that was the last time his family would ever hear from him. Later that day, Sharifu’s car was found on Utica Street.

Good Samaritans, including Savannah Jordan, found Sharifu lying in the snow six blocks from his house. 

“We got him in the car. I took off my coat, took off my hoodie. Tried to wrap him up as much as I could. He was breathing really shallow. He still had a pulse,” Jordan said.