Jury finds parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not negligent

Associated Press

A Texas civil jury says the parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 Santa Fe high school shooting can’t be held responsible for what happened. Jurors announced their decision Monday. Jurors did hold Dimitrios Pagourtzis responsible and awarded families more than $300 million total in damages. A victims’ lawsuit alleged that the parents failed to provide necessary support for Pagourtzis’ mental health and didn’t do enough to prevent the then-17-year-old from accessing their guns. Pagourtzis is being held at a state mental health facility and has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. The victim’s lawsuit sought to hold Pagourtzis and his parents financially liable for the shooting.