{"id":186712,"date":"2023-04-05T14:06:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=186712"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:06:37","slug":"u-s-agrees-to-pay-sutherland-springs-mass-shooting-survivors-145-million-in-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/u-s-agrees-to-pay-sutherland-springs-mass-shooting-survivors-145-million-in-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Agrees To Pay Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting Survivors $145 Million In Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON <strong>(DOJ)<\/strong> &#8211; The Justice Department announced today an agreement in principle to settle the civil cases arising out of the tragic November 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-active-shooter-reported-texas-church-multiple-casualties\/\">mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 worshippers and injured 22 others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These tentative settlements will resolve claims by more than 75 plaintiffs arising out of the shooting. Plaintiffs\u2019 claims alleged that the Air Force was negligent when it failed to transmit to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) information about the shooter that would have prevented him from purchasing guns from a federally licensed firearms dealer. A federal district court in Texas concluded that the United States was liable for damages caused by the shooting. This tentative settlement would resolve the pending appeals.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement in principle would settle all claims for a total of $144.5 million. The settlement agreement has been approved, subject to the plaintiffs\u2019 securing the required court approvals. Under applicable law, a court must approve some aspects of the settlements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo words or amount of money can diminish the immense tragedy of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs,\u201d said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement brings the litigation to a close, ending a painful chapter for the victims of this unthinkable crime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (DOJ) &#8211; The Justice Department announced today an agreement in principle to settle the civil cases arising out of the tragic November 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 worshippers and injured 22 others. 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