One man’s final wish was to show his community love with a cash drop from the sky.

On Friday, June 27, around 1 p.m., in East Detroit, the man’s last request was fulfilled when a helicopter dropped thousands of dollars in cash onto pedestrians in the area of Gratiot Avenue and Conner Street, the Detroit News reports.

Lisa Knife, an employee at Airport Express Lube & Service, told the outlet that the late owner of a nearby car wash had made the money drop his last wish. She said he died of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Knife told the outlet that she estimated that the helicopter dropped thousands of dollars onto the street. “Everybody got a little bit,” she said.

Anaya Toney, an employee at nearby business Motor City Coney Island, realized what was falling from the sky just before she started her shift. She recalled for the outlet that “there were so many people,” adding, “it was actually kind of crazy.”

She noted that all six lanes of traffic came to a stop when people exited their cars to rush toward the falling bills. Knife said a part of the street was shut down for 30 minutes.

Knife added that although drivers and pedestrians ran for the money, it was a peaceful, albeit hectic, moment.

“There was no fighting, none of that,” she said. “It was really beautiful.”

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A representative for the Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for more information on Friday.