A memorial is seen outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., to honor those killed in a 2018 mass shooting. The families of more than a dozen victims have reached an agreement. legal agreement with the Ministry of Justice.
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A memorial is seen outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., to honor those killed in a 2018 mass shooting. The families of more than a dozen victims have reached an agreement. legal agreement with the Ministry of Justice.
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The families of more than a dozen victims of the 2018 shootings in Parkland, Fla., have reached an agreement with the Justice Department to resolve their lawsuit over the FBI’s failure to act on advice about the gunman.
In a joint court filing Monday, attorneys for the family and the department said they had reached an agreement to resolve all of the claims mentioned in the case.
The document did not include financial figures, but a person familiar with the negotiations put the total at around $130 million.
The shooting occurred on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where Nikolas Cruz opened fire, killing 17 people and injuring at least 17 others.
In their lawsuit, the families accuse the FBI of negligence. They say the office received advice about Cruz, including his hoarding of weapons and his desire to shoot down a school, but that agents were unable to intervene and stop the violence.
Weeks before the shooting, a tipper told the FBI that Cruz was “about to blow up,” and that he was “going to go into a school and start bombarding the place.”
“While no solution can restore what the Parkland families have lost, this settlement marks an important step towards justice,” said Kristina Infante, the families’ lead attorney. , said in a statement.
In the court application, the parties said they were working to finalize additional details before submitting them for final approval.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the filing.
Last month, Cruz pleaded guilty. He is still awaiting sentencing.
News about the Parkland settlement after about a month $88 million DOJ payout with the family of Charleston 2015, SC, mass shooting.
