MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WHNT) — The father of a teenager shot and killed at a Muscle Shoals hotel has filed a lawsuit against the inn and other parties involved.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Mario Richardson on July 24. Richardson is the father of Demarion Richardson, who police said was shot and killed at a Muscle Shoals Red Roof Inn in June 2024.

The lawsuit says that on June 16, 2024, before the deadly shooting, the employees at the Red Rood Inn knowingly rented a room to a group of unaccompanied minors. The document says this is in violation of the company's internal policies, which require a valid government-issued ID and a credit card to be presented by an adult guest at the time of check-in.

In addition to the internal policies, Alabama law prohibits a person under the age

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