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\nA lawsuit has been filed against the gun store that sold weaponry to the mass shooter who killed five people and wounded several others at Old National Bank in Downtown Louisville on April 10, 2023.<\/p>\n
\nA lawsuit has been filed against the gun store that sold weaponry to the mass shooter who killed five people and wounded several others at Old National Bank in Downtown Louisville on April 10, 2023.<\/p>\n
Filed Monday, the lawsuit alleges River City Firearms had a legal obligation to recognize several red flags exhibited by the shooter while making the purchase six days before the massacre.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit contends River City Firearms was reckless and negligent to sell him the gun.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit is filed on behalf of the families of James Tutt, Joshua Barrick, Dana Mitchell, Julie Andersen, James Evans and Stephanie Schwartz. Tutt and Barrick were two of the victims killed in shooting. Mitchell, Andersen, Evans, and Schwartz were all injured.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit was filed by Louisville Attorney Tad Thomas of Romanucci & Blandin, a Chicago-based company that represents several other mass-shooting survivors and Everytown Law, the largest group of attorneys in the country focused on gun safety, according to their website.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit claims that while at River City Firearms, the shooter was acting so strange that another customer considered calling police herself. The lawsuit describes 25 year-old Connor Sturgeon as appearing embarrassed, avoiding eye contact while lowering his head to avert anyone\u2019s gaze and speaking in an unusually quiet tone. The witness stated that it was also apparent that he had a complete lack of knowledge or experience with firearms, including how to use them.<\/p>\n
Aside from the eyewitness\u2019s account of the shooter, the lawsuit stated the reason he gave the seller for needing an AR-style firearm did not match its use.<\/p>\n
His alleged behavior should have raised red flags for the seller since they are instructed and trained by the ATF to look for suspicious signs, the lawsuit claimed. Instead, the lawsuit claimed they \u201cupsold\u201d several other products to the shooter, including three extra 30-round large-capacity magazines, a red-dot sight, a vertical grip, and enough ammunition to load each of his magazines once.<\/p>\n
The total purchase added up to $762.90.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit targets River City Firearms, a locally owned store by Derrick Meyers and his wife, Tammi. They have been around since 2011, the lawsuit states. They claim Meyers had previously told reporters that his gun sales had dramatically increased in the wake of mass shootings.<\/p>\n
According to the victims\u2019 attorneys, the Louisville ATF field office had flagged River City Firearms as a top source of guns used in crimes in 2016. During an inspection the following year, the ATF alerted the owners of their findings, numerous possible straw purchasers, firearms traffickers, and one convicted felon who had bought or attempted to buy, firearms at their store.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit also stated the store received a warning letter from the ATF after they found additional violations pertaining to inaccurate forms and failing to comply with reporting requirements.
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