Sixteen people who survived, uninjured, the racially-motivated shooting at Topps Supermarket in Buffalo, New York in May 2022 have filed a lawsuit against members of gun industry, social media companies, and the gunman’s parents, claiming they all facilitated, enabled or failed to prevent the shooting, the Washington Post reports.
While the plaintiffs were all in the supermarket or its adjacent parking lot during the shooting, none were physically harmed. The lawsuit, however, bases the case on the psychological trauma and mental anguish the plaintiffs experience having witnessed the event.