The family of one of the seven victims killed during the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of the AR-15-style weapon that was used in the massacre.
Survivors and families of children present during the parade shooting are also plaintiffs.The lawsuit, filed Friday in Illinois state court, alleges Smith & Wesson continued to market and sell the M&P 15 despite its use in multiple mass shootings over the past decade, including in Aurora, Colo.; San Bernardino, Calif.; Parkland, Fla.; and Poway, Calif.
He was taken too soon: because of the actions of both a disturbed young man and the greedy corporation that made and marketed his weapon," the Uvaldo family said in a joint statement. "As we work to honor his memory, part of that is fighting to keep other families from knowing this indescribable pain. The shooter may be facing justice, but he could not have acted with that weapon if not for the choices and actions of Smith & Wesson.
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