Survivor of Virginia Walmart Shooting Sues Company for $50 Million
A survivor of the Walmart shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, has filed a $50 million lawsuit alleging the shooting on Nov. 22, would not have happened had the company not continued to employ the shooter who had “exhibited disturbing behavior.”
According to the lawsuit, the shooter, 31-year-old Andre Bing, had been disciplined several times during his employment at Walmart, where he was hired in 2010.
Bing fatally shot six co-workers before turning the gun on himself.
Management had demoted Bing for “improper and disturbing interactions with others,” but later reinstated him as team lead, the lawsuit states.
“Mr. Bing’s behavior prior to the shooting put Walmart on notice on that Mr. Bing was violent and could harm others,” the lawsuit states….