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Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:22 PM Nov 2017

Sutherland Springs Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Air Force

A mass shooting Nov. 5 in a Sutherland Springs church claimed 26 lives. More than half a dozen of those killed came from one family, the Holcombes, who are now taking legal action.

Joe Holcombe and Claryce Holcombe, parents of visiting pastor John Bryan Holcombe, have filed an administrative claim against the U.S. government saying their son's death was the result of Air Force negligence. They're seeking wrongful death damages.

Sutherland Springs shooter Devin Patrick Kelley received a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force after a 2012 court martial for domestic assault. On Nov. 6, the Air Force admitted it failed to submit Kelley's fingerprint card — and the outcome of his court martial — to the FBI, as required by law.

Had that information been filed, it should have prevented Kelley from buying guns.

Read more: http://tpr.org/post/sutherland-springs-family-files-wrongful-death-claim-against-air-force

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