UPDATE — SEPTEMBER 2026 FROM THE ARKANGELO FAMILY. GOFUNDME LINK OR E-TRANSFER JUSTICEFORMATHIOS@GMAIL.COM
It has been some time since we have provided a full update, but our fight for answers and accountability for Mathios has never stopped. More than two years after his death, our family continues to navigate multiple ongoing legal processes, including our civil action and the still-outstanding ASIRT investigation. Behind the scenes, our lawyers have also been involved in extensive court proceedings concerning restricted public access and the protection of information relating to the officers involved. These proceedings have included court appearances, written arguments, confidential-information issues and significant legal work, and they are not yet fully resolved. We are now having to make difficult decisions about where to focus our limited financial resources so that we can continue pursuing the underlying civil case rather than allowing the cost of these additional proceedings to consume the funds needed to move forward.
Our civil action remains ongoing, and our family continues to pursue $1,000,000 in damages, with one of our greatest priorities being ensuring that any recovery can help provide for Mathios’s child as he grows up without his father. At the same time, we are still waiting for the conclusion of the independent ASIRT investigation into Mathios’s death. The length of this process has been incredibly difficult for our family, but the passage of time has not changed why we started this fight.
Unfortunately, continuing this work comes at an enormous financial cost. Our outstanding legal fees are currently $37,658.54, with further legal work still ahead. As time passes and public attention naturally moves on, fundraising has become increasingly difficult, while the legal expenses have continued behind the scenes. We cannot carry these costs alone.
If you are able to donate, share this fundraiser, or simply help bring attention back to Mathios’s case, it would mean more to our family than we can express. Every contribution, regardless of the amount, helps us continue. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has stood beside our family over the past two years and helped us get this far.
We have not given up on Mathios. Please don’t give up on him either.
Thank you for continuing to stand with our family and for helping us pursue answers, accountability, and justice for Mathios.