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Teen Boy Killed, Two Others Injured in Alameda Marketplace Shooting. (BaltimoreSun.com)

Did negligent security contribute to this tragic shopping center shooting death and are justice and compensation available to the victim’s family? Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available.

LOCAL NEWS

Gunfire erupted outside a Baltimore, Maryland shopping center on Thursday evening, July 11, 2019, leaving one teen boy dead and two women injured. According to Baltimore.CBSlocal.com, “[p]olice were called to the…5600 block of The Alameda around 6:56 p.m. for a reported shooting.” As reported by BaltimoreSun.com, when arriving at the Alameda Marketplace, “[o]fficers found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot in the torso and two women who had been shot in the ear and leg.” Per the media reports, the victims were taken to an area hospital, but the young man was tragically unable to recover from his injuries. The other victims are expected to survive.

No suspects have been identified.

OUR LEGAL TAKE

Shopping center patrons have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises. The level of security provided at the shopping center 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 there been prior incidents of violence on or near the property?
Did the shopping center have any reports of suspicious activity prior to the shooting?
What security measures, such as monitored surveillance cameras and visible security patrols, were in place to deter crime and protect the victims at the time of the shooting?

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 guests and visitors, the deceased victim’s family may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their loss. In addition, any other injured victims 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 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 deceased victim’s family and any other injured victims retain a capable law firm who will work without delay to protect their interests.

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(FOX 5)

A south Baltimore family was out Christmas shopping when they were reportedly attacked at a stop light Sunday afternoon, December 9, 2018. The father told FOX 5, he was “going to [a] Mall to get his 13-year-old a pair of boots when they were attacked at a stop light.” He and his teenage daughter were struck when an assailant opened fire on the vehicle during an apparent carjacking. Their current conditions have not been released.

In February 2018, FOX 5 reported a 30-year-old man was “believed to have been shot across from [the same] Mall.”

In March 2017, The Baltimore Sun reported a man “was shot multiple times in the 2400 block of Reisterstown Road just south of…[the same] Mall.”

Criminal activity surrounding the shopping center raises security questions for shoppers, particularly during the busy holiday season.

Victims of Mall and Parking Facility Violence: Know Your Rights

Shopping center patrons have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises of the establishment they are visiting, both inside a business and outside in the parking lot. By law, property owners are required to protect all patrons legally on the premises from any foreseeable harm. For example, should a shopping center owner have knowledge of prior violence on or near property, they have a responsibility to implement additional security precautions to protect patrons and deter such crime. Should a mall owner fail in this critical responsibility, they may be held civilly liable for any injuries, sexual assaults or wrongful deaths which occur as a consequence.

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Articles Tagged with Baltimore Shopping Center Shooting

Security Failure? Alameda Marketplace Shooting, Baltimore, Leaves Teen Boy Killed, Two Others Injured.

Criminal Activity Near Baltimore Mall Raises Security Questions; Can Victims of Mall Violence Seek Justice, Compensation?