Jury Finds Parents of Texas Student Accused in 2018 Deadly School Shooting Not Negligent

Jury Finds Parents of Texas Student Accused in 2018 Deadly School Shooting Not Negligent
Rose Marie Kosmetatos, (L), and her husband, Antonios Pagourtzis, parents of accused Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas on Aug. 16, 2024. Jennifer Reynolds/Pool/The Galveston County Daily News via AP
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The parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people at a high school near Houston in 2018 do not bear financial responsibility for the shooting, a jury decided Monday.

A lawsuit brought by victims and their families sought to hold Dimitrios Pagourtzis and his parents, Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, accountable for the shooting at Santa Fe High School in 2018. During a three-week trial, attorneys for the families argued the parents failed to provide necessary support for their son’s mental health and didn’t do enough to prevent him from accessing their guns.