Date uploaded: 2021-10-28 16:46:16
The Justice Department announced an $88 million settlement Thursday with families of victims of a Charleston, South Carolina church shooting in 2015.
The 14 plaintiffs filed civil cases against the FBI over accusations the agency was negligent in failing to prohibit the sale of the firearm to a self-proclaimed white nationalist, who murdered nine people at Mother Emanuel AME Church.
The settlements range from $6 million to $7.5 million for people who were killed, and $5 million for survivors, according to the Justice Department.
Dylann Roof was convicted and sentenced to death for killing nine congregants during a Bible study program June 17, 2015. The deaths include the church’s pastor, Rev. Clementa Pinckney.
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