ZORETTA SNELL, AS PR OF THE ESTATE OF TRINARD SNELL, DECEASED v. FAMILY FOOD SAVER II, CORP
On June 9, 2009, 24 year-old Trinard Snell was shot and killed during an attempted armed robbery at the car wash located at the 71st Street Valero Gas Station. He lost his life in a completely unprovoked attack, while sitting under a tent at the car wash, waiting for the next customer to arrive.Three young men came up behind Trinard in an attempt to rob him and his co-worker. Unable to see what was going on, he jumped up and ran but was shot from behind and killed. Despite an alarming history of violent crimes against persons on the property, the operator did absolutely nothing to protect Trinard Snell and other customers of the car wash and gas station. Mr. Snell’s mother sued the owners of the convenience store for negligent security. In 2012, a jury found the owners negligent for failing to implement proper and adequate security measures and awarded the family $5.7 Million.
