Security Negligence? Ken Evans and Daughter McKenna Evans Fatally Injured in Palmdale, CA Shopping Center Stabbing.

Ken Evans and Daughter McKenna Evans Fatally Injured in Palmdale, CA Shopping Center Stabbing. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com)

Did negligent security contribute to this stabbing and are justice and compensation available to the victims family? Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available.

An attack at a Palmdale shopping center on Thursday afternoon, October 27, 2022 left a man and hid daughter dead.

As reported by FoxNews.com, “Deputies in Los Angeles County have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a father and his daughter to death in a [parking lot] in broad daylight. “

According to the report, “[t]he victims, identified as Ken Evans, 54, and his 22-year-old daughter McKenna, were attacked Thursday outside a shopping center in Palmdale, California.”

KPTV.com is reporting, “[t]he suspect had asked the male adult victim for assistance regarding his vehicle, during which an argument ensued. The argument led to a physical fight and ultimately the stabbing of both victims.”

One suspect was taken into custody.

IS JUSTICE AVAILABLE? OUR LEGAL TAKE

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Shopping center 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 stabbing may have been prevented. The following questions are also important in assessing whether this incident may have been avoided:

What security measures were in place to deter crime and protect the victim at the time of the incident?
Have there been prior incidents of violence on the property, and were any security measures added after any prior incidents?
Was the property aware of any suspicious persons or suspicious activity on the property prior to the incident?
Have prior incidents of violence been reported on or near the property?
Were any security personnel at the property?
Have there been prior incidents of violence on the property?
Were security measures added after any prior incidents?
What protocol was in place to deter crime and protect the victims at the time of the incident?
Have authorities been to the property on prior occasions?

Property owners 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, the family of Ken and McKenna Evans may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their loss.

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 of the property 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 family of Ken and McKenna Evans retain a capable law firm who will work without delay to protect their interests.

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