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Court: Army not liable in shooting by recruit
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 25, 2008 10:56:25 EDT
Posted : Friday Jul 25, 2008 10:56:25 EDT
PITTSBURGH — A federal appeals court said the Army isn’t liable for more than $1 million in medical bills for a Pittsburgh-area man paralyzed in a shooting by an unstable Army recruit.
Marty Armstrong Jr., 23, of Springdale, is serving a 25- to 50-year sentence for shooting 55-year-old Michael Lahoff in a Pittsburgh parking garage. Armstrong and another man took $15 from Lahoff during the robbery.
An insurance company sued the Army, saying Armstrong’s record of juvenile court and psychiatric problems made him unsuitable for military service. The company said the Army was partly to blame for the shooting because Armstrong inadvertently obtained the pistol he used as a result of his service.
The appeals court said the Army couldn’t have reasonably foreseen that Armstrong would rob someone.
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