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crime3 years ago•2 min saved

DOJ Agrees to $144.5 Million Settlement with Sutherland Springs Shooting Victims

The Justice Department has reached a tentative settlement of $144.5 million with victims of the 2017 mass shooting at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church. The settlement comes after a judge ruled that the U.S. Air Force was 60% responsible for the shooting because it failed to alert the FBI that the shooter, Devin Kelley, was previously investigated and court martialed for assaulting his then-wife and her stepson on an Air Force base. The settlement is not final and requires signoff from Attorney General Merrick Garland.

via ABC News|

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crime3 years ago•2 min saved

Sutherland Springs shooting victims reach $144.5M settlement with DOJ and US

Victims and survivors of the 2017 mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, have reached a "tentative agreement" with the Justice Department to settle a case against the federal government for $144.5 million. The agreement has to be approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland. The legal battle stems from a federal judge's ruling that the U.S. government bears some responsibility for the attack because it failed to submit the shooter's criminal history into a database that would have prevented him from purchasing firearms.

via NBC News|

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