Under a proposed settlement the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims would split the $1.5 million estate of the shooter’s mother, Nancy Lanza. The suit against the estate alleges that Nancy Lanza failed to properly secure the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle that she owned. The $1.5 million would come from Nancy Lanza’s homeowners insurance, and each of the 16 families would get $94,000 under the settlement. Joshua Koskoff, a lawyer for the families, has stated that he and other attorneys are representing the families for free. There is also a pending lawsuit against the gun maker Remington that alleges that the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle should not have been sold for civilian use.
See Dave Collins, Proposal: Families of Newtown victims would split $1.5M from estate of gunman’s mother, Associated Press, August 5, 2015.
