( CNN ) -- An online campaign to get One Direction to visit a Colorado teen critically wounded at school has led to a video message from the British boy band . Claire Davis , 17 , is in a coma in a Littleton , Colorado , hospital six days after another senior at Arapahoe High School shot her and then took his own life . Friends , who said Davis is a big One Direction fan , began a Twitter campaign to get the group 's attention using the hashtag # Get1DtoClaire . The group recorded a 13-second video message and sent it directly to Claire 's family , a source close to One Direction told CNN Thursday . While it was not intended to be shared online , her boyfriend apparently uploaded it to YouTube , the source said . The video shows singer Liam Payne delivering the message as the other four members stand by . `` Hi , Claire . We 've heard you were a big fan and we just wanted to show you some love , '' Payne said . `` What 's happened to you is absolutely terrible , something we ca n't bear thinking about , so we just wanted to share some love with you . All our prayers are with you and your family . Hope you get well soon . Lots of love . '' Louis Tomlinson then blew a kiss toward the camera . The group could n't be with Claire , but wanted to do something for her , the source said . Claire Davis described as sweet , smart , a horse lover . Word of the One Direction video spread quickly on Twitter Thursday . `` Guys 1D found out about Claire , '' read one tweet linking to the YouTube message . `` In case you have n't seen this ... . # get1Dtoclaire worked ! ! ! ! So so proud of everyone , '' said another . The shooter , identified as 18-year-old Karl Pierson , was looking for revenge against a librarian , but could n't find the faculty member . He killed himself as a school resource officer closed in , police said . Davis was a random victim , police surmised , and the gunman and victim did n't know each other . Colorado school shooter planned larger attack , Sheriff 's Office says . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
`` What 's happened to you is absolutely terrible , '' Liam Payne says in video . `` All our prayers are with you and your family . Hope you get well soon . We will be praying for you all day long'he said. One Direction sent the video to the family , but her boyfriend uploaded it to YouTube . Claire Davis is in a coma six days after being shot by a classmate at school .