US EditionSurvivors of Maine mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue US government alleging negligence
Survivors and families accuse the U.S. Army of neglecting multiple warning signs about shooter Robert Card, resulting in 18 deaths and 13 injuries in Maine's deadliest 2023 shooting.
- More than 100 victims of the Lewiston mass shooting intend to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging the Army failed to prevent a reservist from carrying out Maine's deadliest shooting on October 25, 2023.
- The complaint states that the Army ignored several signs that the shooter was dangerous and had unchecked access to firearms, despite protocols to detect such threats.
- The group is seeking a bench trial and monetary damages for injuries, deaths, suffering, and expenses, represented by firms that have handled other mass shooting cases.
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Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue U.S. government alleging negligence
LEWISTON, Maine -- Survivors of Maine's deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims sued the federal government Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call "one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history."
Maine shooting survivors, families sue US government over massacre
Survivors and families of victims of a 2023 mass killing in Lewiston, Maine, are suing the U.S. government, claiming key warnings about an Army reservist were ignored before he carried out the deadly attacks that killed 18 people and injured…
Months earlier, members of his unit had warned superiors that Card was making threats of mass shootings.
Maine mass shooting survivors, victims’ families sue government: Army ‘failed to act’
Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting in 2023 and the victims' families are suing the federal government, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped the shooter, Robert Card.
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