A Florida federal judge has ruled that the FBI must face a lawsuit filed by families of victims from the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas denied the government’s request to dismiss the suit, determining the agency had a duty of care to investigate tips received about the shooter, Nikolas Cruz. The case focuses on a specific tip from a caller warning that Cruz would likely attack his former high school, but the information was never passed to the FBI’s local field office. This ruling allows the families to proceed with the legal process of discovery against the agency.
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Originally published by Carolina Bolado | Aug 31, 2020 | Law360
