Apartment owners have a responsibility to protect their residents from violent crime, sexual assault, and foreseeable harm. Unfortunately, owners all too often fail to implement and/or maintain critical security measures, leaving residents and their guests vulnerable. Further, in an effort to attract new tenants, unethical landlords will fail to warn prospective tenants…
Articles Posted in Security Negligence
Carlos Lopez Killed in Houston Apartment Shooting; Fatal Security Lapse?
(Houston Chronicle) Did negligent security contribute to the death of Carlos Lopez and are justice and compensation available to his family? Local News Security measures are in question after 36-year-old Carlos Lopez was reportedly shot and killed during a violent robbery at a west Houston apartment complex Wednesday morning, July 25, 2018.…
Pueblo Man Killed in El Wauteke Night Club Parking Lot Shooting; Was This Tragedy Preventable?
(Google Maps) Could this senseless loss of life been prevented and are justice and compensation available to the victim’s family? Local News A Pueblo nightclub shooting reportedly claimed the life of one man early Sunday morning, July 29, 22018. According to The Denver Post, “officers arrived at the El Wauteke Night Club…
Michael Anthony Rollins Killed in Greensboro Apartment Shooting; Was This Tragedy Preventable?
(Winston Salem Journal) Did a security failure contribute to the senseless loss of this young Greensboro father, and are justice and compensation available to his family? Local News 28-year-old Greensboro father, Michael Anthony Rollins, “was killed outside his Twin Oaks apartment on West Avenue” Tuesday, July 24, 2018, per Winston-Salem Journal reports. Police…
Keith Friese, Army Veteran, Killed in Las Vegas Motel Shooting; Was This Tragedy Preventable?
(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Could this Las Vegas motel shooting have been prevented and are justice and compensation available to Mr. Friese’s family? Local News Security measures are in question after a shooting in “the Fun City Motel parking lot” claimed the life of 32-year-old Army veteran Keith Friese Thursday afternoon, July…
Justice for Darrah Host: Could This Fatal Minneapolis Nightclub Shooting Have Been Prevented?
(FOX 9) Could the tragic loss of Darrah Host have been prevented and are justice and compensation available to the young man’s family? Local News Family and friends are seeking justice after 18-year-old Darrah Host was reportedly shot and killed at “the unlicensed Ruby Lounge at Seven Corners” Tuesday morning, July…
James Jerome Davis Jr. Killed in Asheville Apartment Shooting; Security Lapse?
(WLOS 13) Did a security failure contribute to this tragic Asheville apartment shooting, and are justice and compensation available to the victim’s family? Local News Asheville officers responded to the “Spruce Hill Apartments just before 9 p.m. Sunday,” July 22, 2018, where they discovered 27-year-old James Jerome Davis Jr. suffering from…
William Graham Killed in Orlando Apartment Shooting; Security Lapse?
(News 6) Did a security failure contribute to the senseless loss of this young Orlando father, and are justice and compensation available to his family? Local News Security measures are in question after a shooting “at the Windsor Cove Apartments” claimed the life of William Graham Wednesday morning, July 18, 2018, according…
Fast Food Restaurant Shooting: Can Victim Seek Justice, Compensation?
(WALB) Gunfire erupted outside a Bartlett Taco Bell July 3, tragically claiming the life of a 17-year-old boy, according to WALB News. Days later, WLOX reports, Georgetown police discovered a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. On Friday, the AJC reports, a mother-of-three was killed…
Vista Verde Apartment Shooting Claims Houston Man; Security Lapse?
(Houston Chronicle) Did a security failure contribute to this tragic Houston apartment shooting? Local News Gunfire erupted at “the Vista Verde Apartments on Broadway Boulevard” Wednesday, June 27, 2018, claiming the life of a 44-year-old man, according to CW39 reports. Police told The Houston Chronicle, the victim “was leaving his…