A $144.5 million tentative settlement between the Justice Department and victims of the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting was reached Wednesday, ending a yearslong legal battle brought by victims of…
was reached Wednesday, ending a yearslong legal battle brought by victims of the mass shooting that the Biden administration vehemently fought.First Baptist Church of Sutherland SpringsDozens of plaintiffs sued the Air Force, claiming it was negligent by failing to enter Kelley into a database that would’ve barred him from purchasing the weapons used in the massacre.
The DOJ appealed, arguing Kelley would have found a way to get a gun even if he has been in the correct database. The Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit must now approve the agreement, which the Justice Department said Wednesday will settle the victims’ claims once and for all.
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