A lawsuit filed Monday, Sept. 15, contends the local owners of Fat Shack restaurant were negligent in employing a shift supervisor who shot a 19-year-old man after being told the man had sprayed paint on the building.
The estate of the victim, Fernando Giffen-Vallejo, filed wrongful death and negligence claims against FS Eugene LLC, the legal entity operating the Fat Shack at Patterson Street and East 13th Avenue, near the University of Oregon.
The lawsuit says the shooter, Elijah Michael Pruitt, “regularly brought a loaded firearm to work in violation of safety norms” and also “had a known propensity for violence.”…