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Negligent Security? Our Legal Take: Fatal Union City Drive-By Shooting
Did negligent security contribute to this fatal shooting? Read Our Legal Take to find out if the victims and their families may have a claim for substantial compensation.
Local News Update
Union City police are reportedly searching for a suspect in the Old Virginia Condominiums drive-by shooting, which claimed the life of one man and left another injured Sunday evening, May 8, 2016.
The AJC reports, “About 10:40 p.m. Sunday, authorities went to the Old Virginia Condominiums on Shannon Parkway and found a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and another with non-life-threatening injuries…”
Police are still searching for a suspect, presumably leaving residents concerned for their safety. FBI crime data reportedly ranked Union City as the fourth most dangerous place in Georgia in 2015.
Our Legal Take
Apartment residents and guests have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises. Given the alleged history of local violence, The Murray Law Firm questions the level of security provided to those in the apartment complex and whether this tragedy may have been prevented.
- How did the vehicle and gunman gain entry to the property? What security measures, such as gated-entry, bright lighting, surveillance cameras, and security patrols, were in place to protect patrons at the time of the shooting?
By law, property owners in Georgia are required to protect all those legally on the premises from any foreseeable harm. Should the facts of this matter reveal that the apartment complex owner or management company failed to provide adequate security, the family of the deceased victim may elect to seek justice and pursue a legal claim for his wrongful death. Additionally, the other victim of the shooting may also elect to pursue a legal claim for his injuries.
Based upon its long, extensive, and successful experience in handling negligent security cases against property owners in the State of Georgia, The Murray Law Firm suggests that photographs and a thorough, unbiased inspection of the property will need to be performed immediately, before any evidence may be repaired, damaged or destroyed.
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