Families Sue State for Fatal Shooting at Jewish Day Care

Michael Myers

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Whenever Alan Stepakoff sees the large scar on the back of his son's right leg, he's reminded of the horror seven years ago that forever shattered his family's sense of security. Joshua, then 6, was one of five people shot when a gunman stormed into a day care at a Jewish community center in Granada Hills, California. Joshua was shot twice. The families of the injured children feel that the tragedy could have been prevented if Buford Furrow Jr., a white supremacist and ex-convict on probation, was more closely monitored by the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Each of the victims and their families may have a claim against the State. Before a civil suit can be initiated against a state agency, the claimant(s) must first file a tort claim against the State for its negligence within the allotted period of time for the statute of limitations.