Published 3 years ago

Judge rules Air Force responsible for 2017 mass shooting at Texas church

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US District Judge Xavier Rodriguez said the Air Force did not use reasonable care when it failed to enter Devin Patrick Kelley's plea to domestic violence charges in a database used for background checks for those buying firearms. He said the government bore "significant responsibility" for harm to victims of the Nov. 5, 2017 massacre at the First Baptist Church.

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Yahoo News

Judge rules that Air Force is mostly responsible for 2017 Texas church attack

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to submit his criminal history into a database, which should have prevented him from purchasing firearms.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Judge says Air Force is largely to blame for deadly 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting

The judge said the Air Force bears 60% of the responsibility for the attack at the First Baptist Church

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Judge finds U.S. government 60% responsible in 2017 Texas church mass shooting

- A federal judge found the U.S. government 60% responsible for harm caused to victims of a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church where 26 people died. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled on Tuesday that the government failed to exercise reasonable care in allowing the shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley, to obtain firearms he used in the Nov. 5, 2017, massacre at the First Baptist

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to submit his criminal history into a database, which should have prevented him from purchasing firearms.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack that killed more than two dozen people, judge says

The judge wrote Wednesday that the Air Force was “60% responsible” for the deaths and injuries\u00a0at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Court finds US Air Force 60% responsible for Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting

A federal judge found the Air Force 60% responsible for the mass shooting at a Texas church because the FBI wasn't alerted the shooter could not legally purchase a gun.

3 years ago·United States

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