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The parents of four students injured in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting last month are suing the gunman responsible for the attack.
The families are suing the estate of Salvador Ramos for over $100 million after the 18-year-old barricaded himself inside a fourth grade classroom at Robb Elementary School and killed 19 children and two teachers May 24. Ramos injured at least 17 other people, four of whom are students represented in this case.
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“Each one of them were intentionally shot by Ramos,” states the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Texas state court. “He intentionally injured these young children, stole their innocence, and forever changed their lives.”
The four children whose parents filed the lawsuit were shot by Ramos in the back, face, leg, or shoulder and had to undergo extensive medical procedures.
“They have all suffered severe physical injuries and unimaginable emotional trauma. They witnessed their friends and teachers being shot and dying in front of them,” the lawsuit states. “The emotional toll they endured is incomprehensible and will be with them for the remainder of their lives.”
The lawsuit lists Ramos’s mother, Adriana Reyes, as the likely defendant because Ramos was shot and killed by law enforcement on the day of the attack.
Although the lawsuit was initially filed against the gunman’s estate, lawyers representing the families have signaled they will seek to expand action against all “responsible parties” that have violated gun laws or procedures related to school safety. As part of the suit, attorneys will investigate how Ramos was able to obtain his weapons and ammunition, how he was able to enter the elementary school, and how the police responded.
Separate inquiries into the shooting and police response are already being carried out by state and federal investigators, with the Justice Department announcing a critical incident review into the police response.
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“This initial lawsuit will allow us to discover evidence and possibly add other parties to the lawsuit, if necessary,” said Thomas J. Henry, the lawyer representing the families. “The discovery process will focus on the school system, law enforcement, social media, and gun and ammunition manufacturers.”
The gunman had legally purchased two AR-style rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition after he turned 18, mere days before the attack, according to officials. A member of the elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or BORTAC, has been credited with killing the shooter.
Uvalde, a town of roughly 16,000 people, is situated between San Antonio and Del Rio, just dozens of miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border.
