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Publix faces a lawsuit filed by the family of a grandmother and a toddler who were killed at a Palm Beach County store last year.
69-year old Litha Varone and her grandson 23-month old Sam Varone were shot to death in the produce section of a Royal Palm Beach Publix in June 2021.
55-year old Timothy Wall, who had no known connection to the victims, then turned the gun on himself.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Wednesday by the family members claims that Publix location had over 40 criminal incidents in and around the store over a 3-year period and yet management failed to provide security.
The lawsuit seeks a jury trial for damages exceeding $30.000.