The Haggard Law Firm’s Douglas McCarron and Michael Haggard have secured a $3 Million settlement in a wrongful death negligent security case. The names of the parties involved are confidential per the terms of the settlement.
The victim, John Doe, was murdered at the “ABC Apartments” within SIX weeks of another killing at the very same complex. That case was settled for $1.75 Million. These brutal killings, both involving young men, continue the troubling and tragic consistent violence at the property.
The Defendants purchased the complex in September 2015 and took minimal to no effort to make the property safe. The apartment complex was the site of unrelenting violence – shootings, armed robberies, home invasions, batteries, and assaults. Despite these constant acts of violence, the property owner and the property management company failed to take security seriously and as a result, two young men lost their lives.
On December 14th, 2018, John Doe was shot and killed during a carjacking/armed robbery. The victim and his brothers were sitting in their car listening to music when two men approached holding firearms and started to attack and rob them. As the boys attempted to retreat from the brutal attack, the gunmen fired into the car. John Doe was killed, and his brother was wounded.
For years, and at the time of the incident, the property had limited and ineffective security measures. The property had been robbed and neighbors describe that there always seemed to be people hanging out on the property that appeared to be dealing in narcotics.
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