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Federal Judge To Hear Arguments On Lawsuit Over Army's Handling Of Lewiston Mass Shooter

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

5

First seen

Oct 8, 8:35 AM EDT

updated Oct 9, 8:36 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WCSH, Kennebec Journal and 3 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

An attorney representing victims of the Lewiston mass shooting has urged a judge not to dismiss a lawsuit against the U.S. government, the Portland Press Herald reported. A federal judge is set to hear arguments regarding the suit, which addresses the Army's handling of the shooter, according to WCSH.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 8, 5:57 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 8, 9:31 AM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 8, 10:02 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 8, 5:57 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.