EAST LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The family of one of the three Michigan State University students killed in the February 13 mass shooting on campus is planning to sue the university, claiming the campus did not take measures to secure the campus despite months of concerns from faculty members over the inability to lock classroom doors.
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Family representatives for Alexandria Verner have filed a notice of claims in the Michigan Court of Claims. The filing is a precursor to an official lawsuit.
The shooter injured five other students before killing himself. Two wounded students, Nate Statly and Troy Forbush, have taken similar legal steps as Verner’s family.
The 20-year-old Verner graduated in 2020 from Clawson Public Schools in Oakland County. She was studying forensic science at MSU. She was in a lecture in Room 114 of Berkey Hall around 8:15 p.m. when the gunman walked in and started shooting.
Arielle Anderson and Brian Fraser were also killed in the shooting.
David Femminineo, an attorney for the Verner family, claims the university failed to properly secure campus. His filing cited a lack of door locks, adequate campus-wide video surveillance, and slow emergency alert messages sent to students.
In addition, Femminineo claimed two professors raised concerns about the inability to lock classroom doors in Berkey Hall five months before the mass shooting.
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