FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — After a triple capturing left one man lifeless, a member of the family of the deceased is submitting a wrongful dying lawsuit in opposition to a troubled Kew Gardens lodge, courtroom information present.
Robyn Williams filed a lawsuit Wednesday to the Queens Supreme Court docket in opposition to The Umbrella Resort— which came under scrutiny in 2020 for experiences of loud events, onerous medication, and prostitutes — after the killing of his 20-year-old relative, the criticism reveals.
Robert Williams was killed in entrance of The Umbrella Resort shortly after New Yr’s Day after midnight, whereas two different males had been additionally shot on the identical day.
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The lawsuit contends the lodge failed to supply ample safety the day of Williams’ dying.
Williams argues it was the lodge’s obligation “to train cheap care in making certain the security of all clients and/or patrons on the premises for the Occasion, together with the Deceased.” He contends the lodge “breached stated obligation by failing to supply ample safety measures for the occasion.”
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Robert Williams’s dying was deemed the primary murder of 2021, in response to CBS News. He and a few mates had been reportedly staying on the lodge to rejoice when a visit to get meals resulted in an argument with the suspect within the foyer.
One other capturing had taken place a number of months earlier than when a 15-year-old reputed gang member allegedly shot another teen after they each exited the foyer of the lodge. The sufferer, 17, was shot within the leg and required surgical procedure.
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