BoxLunch Speaks Out After Disney Influencer Dominique Brown Died at Its Occasion

Brown — who was recognized for being a Disney content material creator, and glided by the username HellooDomo — handed away after she reportedly suffered an allergic response to meals she ate at a BoxLunch occasion on December 5. She was 34.

On Friday, the popular culture merchandise model issued a prolonged assertion on Instagram.

“Dominique Brown created a group of affection, pleasure, and illustration. We’re devastated by her sudden and tragic passing,” the message started. “She was a beloved member of the BoxLunch Collective and introduced pleasure to all whose lives she touched.”

Referencing its preliminary assertion, BoxLunch added that the model “will do every thing doable to assist Dominique’s household, her family members, the Collective, and our staff members throughout this painful time.”

“We’re offering grief counseling companies to the BoxLunch Collective, BoxLunch staff, and others instantly affected by this tragedy,” the corporate continued.

BoxLunch went on to share that’s “within the means of conducting an investigation into the tragic circumstances of her passing.”

“We now have not but obtained the data we requested from the operators of the occasion venue to get an correct and detailed account of the evening,” the retail and reward model continued in its assertion. “As we study extra, we plan to share this data with Dominique’s household.”

“Whereas we all know that there are not any phrases or actions that may absolutely heal anybody’s ache, we are going to do all we are able to to honor Dominique,” BoxLunch concluded.

In keeping with Every day Mail, Brown died after having an allergic response to meals she consumed on the BoxLunch occasion, which occurred at Vibiana in Los Angeles. Attendees on the occasion allegedly claimed that Brown ate meals she was informed didn’t have an ingredient that she was allergic to.

In the meantime, in keeping with PEOPLE, one among its reporters who was in attendance witnessed Brown receiving CPR, and stated they discovered 911 was instantly known as.

BoxLunch confirmed Brown’s passing in a press release.

“We’re devastated by the passing of Dominique Brown, a beloved member of the BoxLunch Collective, who suffered a medical emergency at an occasion hosted by BoxLunch on Thursday in Los Angeles,” a consultant for the corporate informed PEOPLE. “Our hearts exit to her household and associates, and we are going to do every thing we are able to to assist them and the members of the BoxLunch Collective and our staff throughout this painful time.”

Vibiana additionally shared a press release with NBC Information, writing that the venue’s staff’s “hearts and deepest sympathy exit to the household and family members of Dominique Brown throughout this heartbreaking time.”

“As we await additional, extra conclusive details about this tragic incident, we stay absolutely dedicated to our ongoing and complete inside overview and to collaborating carefully with all events concerned to grasp the circumstances surrounding this devastating loss,” a spokesperson for the venue added.

Brown’s alleged brother, Patrick Ramos, shared a tribute to his sister within the feedback part of her remaining Instagram submit, which she shared on December 4.

“Hello everybody, that is @pramos313 – Dominique’s brother. I wished to take a a second to say thanks to her social media fam for exhibiting her a lot love and light-weight,” Ramos commented. “Disney did convey her pleasure, nevertheless it was unparalleled that she discovered a group who cherished her and Disney as a lot as she did. I’ll miss my sister and greatest pal and that infectious smile she at all times had. Thanks, really, from the underside of my coronary heart. ❤️🥺.”

A lot of Brown’s followers took to the feedback part of her final submit to react to the unhappy information, whereas fellow Disney content material creators and influencers paid tribute on social media.

In keeping with Brown’s Instagram, through which she had over 17,000 followers, she was a resident of Lengthy Seaside, California. She additionally co-created the net group, Black Lady Disney alongside her pal, Mia Von. In keeping with their web site, Brown and Von had been impressed to launch the group after seeing an absence of illustration for girls of colour within the Disney influencer area.