The family of a woman killed in a drug-related shooting will receive $1 million from the property owner for a wrongful death claim.
Nineteen-year-old Danielle Melton's twin toddlers are among her beneficiaries in the pre-lawsuit settlement finalized last week.
Police say Melton was an innocent bystander who was gunned down Aug. 20 as she sat outside the Prince Street Apartments in New Town.
Attorney Fred Tromberg says the property owner, New York-based CLA South LLC, failed to provide security at the crime-ridden apartment complex even though it was in a high crime area.
Two men were killed in the drug-related shooting and a toddler recovered from a gunshot to the head.
Melton's 36-year-old mother Michelle Rockett filed the lawsuit. She is the guardian of the twin boys.
Property owner to pay $1 million in woman's death
Published On: Jul 10 2012 11:17:45 AM EDT
Updated On: Jul 10 2012 02:06:27 PM EDT
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