Robb Elementary families sue UPS and FedEx for shipping gun used by shooter in 2022 school massacre

Families of Robb Elementary School shooting survivors are filing a lawsuit against package shipping companies UPS and FedEx for allegedly violating state and federal laws as well as their own safety standards. business.

The suit was filed two years after the shooting, in which a gunman entered the school and murdered 19 children and two teachers. Families said shipping companies bear responsibility for the trauma and distress caused to survivors of the massacre.

On the day of the shooting, the shooter was armed with a gun that was ordered online and shipped to Oasis Firearms in Uvalde where it was later picked up by the shooter.

The lawsuit claims the companies then shipped an upgraded trigger system to the shooter's home. This allowed the shooter to convert it to a fully automatic or semi-automatic weapon.

The lawsuit cited UPS's conditions of carriage as evidence of a violation. UPS conditions state that “shipments must not contain any goods likely to endanger human or animal life or any other means of transportation.”

The families also said sending a Hellfire trigger device to the shooter's home was a violation of school zone protections. The shooter's home was less than 1,000 feet from the Robb Elementary School area.

According to the lawsuit, the shooter was not 18 years old when he purchased the Hell-Fire gun and trigger online. He claimed that FedEx shipped the AR-15 and then Oasis Firearms illegally transferred the gun to the shooter, even though he was 17 at the time of purchase. The shooter was also able to purchase ammunition from Oasis that was used in the massacre.

This lawsuit was filed on the same day that the families of the victims and survivors also filed wrongful death lawsuits against Instagram's parent company Meta, the maker of the Call of Duty video game Activision, and Daniel Defense, the company that made the AR-15 style. assault rifle used by the shooter.

In a statement, UPS said: “Our hearts go out to the Uvalde victims and their families. Shipping of firearms and components is highly regulated; UPS complies with and requires its customers to comply with all applicable federal laws. The lawsuit has no merit, and we will defend ourselves accordingly.”