A lawsuit was filed by the victims' families and survivors of the Santa Fe HS shooting in 2018 where 10 people were killed
A lawsuit was filed by the victims' families and survivors of the Santa Fe HS shooting in 2018 where 10 people were killedThe parents of Dimitrios Paugortzis are being sued as the lawsuit alleges they didn't secure weapons properly, allowing the accused shooter access.Jury selection began on Monday in the civil trial against the parents of student Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who is accused of fatally shooting 10 people at Santa Fe High School in May 2018.
A trial date was set back in February by a Galveston County judge after the victims' families and survivors filed the civil suit. The suit alleges Pagourtzis' parents failed to secure their weapons properly, which allowed the teen to gain access to them. The lawsuit also says the parents failed to get him the mental health counseling that he needed.A then 17-year-old Pagourtzis is accused of walking into an art class inside the school at 7:30 a.m. and opening fire, prompting a lockdown and mass evacuation of students, before he was placed into custody.
The accused shooter is being held at a mental facility as the criminal case will be re-evaluated sometime in 2025, officials said.10 dead, 13 injured in shooting at Santa Fe High School Survivors and victims' families attend emotional hearing as suspected Santa Fe HS shooter appears in courtIn disputed vote, Venezuela President Maduro claims re-election win
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