Liliana Andrea Araujo and her husband, Pedro Ortega, are seeking more than $1 million, the lawsuit said.last year is suing the suspected gunman and two companies involved in the fair’s security, alleging negligence during the assault.
Lenahan provided a copy of the lawsuit, which hadn’t yet been stamped by the clerk’s office. The clerk’s office did not immediately respond to an inquiry Wednesday confirming the lawsuit was filed. The office was closed for the Juneteenth holiday.in an email. “Until we know, nobody can really feel safe anywhere that our safety depends on them.”with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of unlawful carrying of a weapon in prohibited places.
Ortega was in a different area of the fair and has said his friend told him to run to the food court when the gunfire erupted. Araujo was gone — she had been taken to a hospital — by the time he got there.The shooting caused hundreds to evacuate and spurred concerns about safety at the State Fair, which hadn’t seen a shooting since,” which detects dense metal like knives or guns.