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Preventable? Jerry Encinia, Jakobe McDonald: Corpus Christi Nightclub Shooting.
We have over 25 years of experience representing victims of security failures across the United States, and we have recovered nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients. Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available to the families of Jerry Encinia and Jakobe McDonald.
Fatal Shooting at a Corpus Christie, TX Nightclub Leaves Two Dead, Two Injured. (KRIStv.com)
Corpus Christi, TX News – Two people are dead and two were injured after a shooting outside a nightclub early Sunday morning, October 27, 2024.
As reported by KIIItv.com, “[t]wo dead and two in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a fight leads to a shooting outside of a club on the 5400 block of S. Staples Street. Early Sunday morning, CCPD was sent to the scene of a shooting with injuries and found a 20-year-old Hispanic man and a 20-year-old black man dead from gunshot wounds.”
KRIStv.com is reporting, “[a] third person, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, drove himself to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two hours later a fourth person involved arrived at another local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as well.”
Caller.com reports that “Robbery/homicide detectives arrived to investigate the incident and found that a fight between the men in the parking lot led to the shooting.”
In an updated KIIItv.com news report, “[t]he Nueces County Medical Examiner has identified 29-year-old Jerry Encinia and 20-year-old Jakobe T. McDonald as the two men killed in this weekend’s fatal club shooting.”
The investigation is ongoing.
Legal Options for Families of Nightclub Shooting Victims?
OUR LEGAL TAKE
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Nightclub and parking lot visitors and guests have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises they are visiting. The level of security provided at the property 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:
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- Have prior incidents of violence been reported on or near the property?
- Were any security personnel at the property?
- Were security measures added after any prior incidents?
- Was the property owner or manager aware of any suspicious persons or suspicious activity on the property prior to the shooting?
- Have authorities been to the property on prior occasions?
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 residents and visitors, the families of Jerry Encinia and Jakobe T. McDonald may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their loss.
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 families of Jerry Encinia and Jakobe T. McDonald retain a capable law firm who will work without delay to protect their interests.
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