A civil trial is set to begin in Galveston, Texas, involving a lawsuit filed by family members of victims of a 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School. The lawsuit accuses the parents of the shooter, a former student, of negligence for not securing the weapons used in the attack that resulted in the deaths of 10 people and injuries to 13 others.
The shooter, who was 17 at the time of the incident, has been charged with capital murder but has been declared incompetent to stand trial and is currently receiving treatment at a mental health facility. The lawsuit seeks financial liability from the shooter and his parents for the damages caused by the shooting, with the families of the victims pursuing at least $1 million in damages.
