His parents are seeking damages from the owners of the mall, claiming they failed to keep Dewitt safe.
are suing the mall where he was killed, claiming its owners ignored serious safety risks to their son’s ultimate detriment.in an attempted robbery outside the Sugarloaf Mills Malls in Lawrenceville, Georgia. “negligently represented to its invitees that the Premiers were properly maintained and reasonably safe,” lawyers for Dewitt’s parents Craig and Dawn said in their suit filed in the State Court of Gwinnett County.
Elijah DeWitt, a standout receiver for Jefferson High School in Georgia, was gunned down in the parking lot of the Sugarloaf Mills Mall on Oct. 5, 2022.Dewitt’s parents are seeking compensatory damages on four counts under Georgia law: failure to keep the premises safe; allowing and maintaining a nuisance; voluntary undertaking and negligent hiring, training, supervision and retention.
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