Taylor Swift says U.K. stabbing attack on kids dancing to her music has left her

Taylor Swift posted a message on social media Tuesday expressing her sympathy a day after two children were killed and six others seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at dance class in the U.K. that was themed around her music.

“The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock,” Swift wrote on social media. “The loss of life and the innocence, and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families, and first responders. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.”

A 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and murder, and a knife was seized after the attack, police said Monday.

By Tuesday morning, a group of Taylor Swift fans had raised the equivalent of about $36,000 — double their fundraising goal — to support the victims of the attack and their families, according to CBS News partner network BBC News.

The fundraising page says the group is working with the regional Alder Hey Children’s Charity, “and raising funeral funds for the two young Swifties who have tragically passed.”

“The idea that those parents are going through hell right now, and the idea they had any financial stress over this breaks our hearts,” Cristina Jones, from the U.K. and EU Taylor Swift Facebook group, told the BBC. “We can’t make it better in any way, but taking away some stress was definitely a priority for us.”