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Brian Hill III, Jeffrey Paine Jr.: Justice for Families? Fatally Injured in Shooting Outside Cahokia Heights, IL Nightclub. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com)
Could the shooting outside a Cahokia Heights nightclub have been prevented and are justice and compensation available to the victims families? Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available.
Local News
Gunfire rang out at a Cahokia Heights, IL nightclub early Monday morning, Sept 25, 2023, leaving two men dead.
As reported by STLtoday.com, “[t]wo men died in a triple shooting outside a nightclub early Monday in Cahokia Heights…the two who died were friends and were shot near [the nightclub] at 7400 Old Missouri Avenue.”
KSDK.com is reporting, “[p]olice arrived to find Brian Hill III, of Belleville, Illinois, lying in the grass with multiple gunshot wounds.”
According to the report, “[w]hile officers tended to Hill and waited for paramedics, they learned that two more gunshot victims had shown up at a local hospital. Hill was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. One of the other two victims, Jeffre Paine Jr., was also pronounced dead.”
The shooting remains under investigation.
Is Justice Available? Our Legal Take
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Nightclub patrons have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises they are visiting. The level of security provided at the property is of significance, and is a relevant consideration when analyzing whether this shooting may have been prevented. The following questions are also important in assessing whether this incident may have been avoided:
- Have prior incidents of violence been reported on or near the property?
- Was there security personnel at the property?
- Were security measures added after any prior incidents?
- Was the property owner or manager aware of any suspicious persons or suspicious activity on the property prior to the shooting?
- Have authorities been to the property on prior occasions?
- Does the property owner or management have a protocol to check guests for deadly weapons prior to entering the establishment?
Property owners and managers are generally required to protect against foreseeable harm to anyone and everyone legally on the premises. Should the investigation into this incident reveal facts that establish that the property owner or management lacked adequate security to protect its visitors, or engaged in the negligent retention of its security personnel, the families of Brian Hill III and Jeffre Paine Jr. may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their loss. In addition, any injured victim may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their injuries.
The Murray Law Firm has extensive and successful experience in handling security negligence claims on behalf of victims and their families, and suggests that an immediate, unbiased inspection and investigation will need to be performed so as to limit evidence from being altered, damaged or destroyed. The complexities of pursuing a negligent security case are well understood by the legal team at The Murray Law Firm, and it is imperative that the the families of Brian Hill III and Jeffre Paine Jr. and any injured victim retain a capable law firm who will work without delay to protect their interests.
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