Mass shooting victim files lawsuit against St. Helena bar operator, arrested suspect

A woman who was shot in the back during October’s mass shooting at a St. Helena Island restaurant is suing the bar operator and property owners for negligence, citing the venue’s reportedly inadequate security and “known history of violence.”

Attorneys for Beaufort woman Quinetta Clark, 32, filed the premises liability case Monday in Beaufort County civil court.

Court documents say Clark attended the Oct. 11 alumni tailgate event at Willie’s Bar and Grill. As she tried to leave the “crowded premises” early the following morning, several shooters unleashed a spray of gunfire that killed four people and injured 15 others…

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