Lewiston mass shooting survivors and victims' families amend their lawsuit against the U.S.

Victims' family members and survivors of the Lewiston mass shooting are amending their lawsuit against the U.S. government to include the findings of a recent report from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense.

The report found that both the Army and Navy failed to follow their own mandatory policies and properly report violent threats by service members nearly 50% of the time.

Specifically, it states that "failure to consistently report violent threats to military law enforcement could increase the risk of additional violent incidents by service members, such a what occurred with Sgt. First Class Card on October 25, 2023."

First filed in U.S. District Court in Maine on September 3, the lawsuit against the Department of Defense, the Army and Keller Army Hospital details