The two are believed to have died from gunshot wounds after departing for a camping vacation over the Memorial Day weekend; the Maricopa County Medical Examiner confirmed their deaths as homicides and listed their dates of death as last Monday, May 26.

To help their parents through their grief, GoFundMe sites have been established. Sandra Malibu Sweeney, Evan’s mother, has expressed her thanks for the overwhelming support she has gotten after losing “my only child and my beloved son.”

“This last week Evan was taken from me, and my level of grief feels insurmountable. I find myself at a complete loss to imagine a life without him. It is a small comfort to share some things about this boy who was on his way to becoming a wonderful man,” her heartbreaking statement read in part on the GoFundMe page.

“Evan wasn’t a typical teenager. He was