OAN Staff Avril Elfie
2:55 PM – Tuesday, October 15, 2024
100 survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history have begun formal proceedings to sue the Army for negligence in the incident.
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On Tuesday, lawyers representing survivors and families of the October 2023 mass shooting announced they had begun the process of suing the military.
According to a separate notice of claim, the Army was aware of the reservist's deteriorating mental condition, including delusions, paranoia and thoughts of murder. He even created a “hit list” of people he wanted to kill.
“It is difficult to think of a case in which service members would have more warning signs and opportunities to intervene to prevent a service member from committing a mass shooting than the case of Army Reservist Robert Card,” the attorneys wrote. It is written in the notice. It was mailed on Friday.
The four law firms' notices of claim are a prerequisite for filing a lawsuit against the federal government. The Army has six months to decide whether to respond and then file a lawsuit.
October 25ththIn 2023, Card, 40, opened fire at two locations he visited, a bowling alley and a cornhole league operated by Bar & Grill, killing 18 people and injuring 13 others.
Card was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound two days later.
An impartial commission appointed by the governor of Maine concluded that there were numerous possibilities for military and civilian law enforcement intervention. Lawyers representing victims, families and friends are now focused on the military rather than the lawsuit. -A for-profit hospital that handled card treatment and law enforcement from abroad.
The allegations say Army Keller Hospital, the U.S. Army, and the Department of Defense “broke their promises, failed to act reasonably, violated their own policies and procedures, and ignored their instructions and orders.”
In September 2023, when local law enforcement officers called to check on Mr. Card after he threatened to “shoot up” the armory and a friend warned of a “shooting spree,” the military responded. Failed to provide important background information about two doctors. Recommendation that the card cannot access weapons.
Allegedly, Card's commanders even minimized the threat by questioning the veracity of the soldiers who issued the warning and refusing to divulge all information at their disposal.
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