Lawsuit filed in '05 firehouse shooting

Woman was hit by car, man shot in buttocks

By SCOTT DAUGHERTY, Staff Writer

Published 08/19/08

The party cost $10 to attend, but two people injured in 2005 when a man opened fire outside the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company's banquet hall are looking to walk away with millions.

Erica Williams, who was hit by a car as she ran away from the gunfire, and Delvin Eldridge, who was hit by an errant shotgun blast, are suing the party's organizer, the shooter, the county and the volunteers for a total of $7 million.

They claim Temika Young, the organizer, didn't provide adequate security for her guests Sept. 10, 2005, and that Terrance Carlester Medley, the shooter, was reckless when he started firing a shotgun into a...

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Something wrong - 2008-08-20 13:20:44

Um, ok.. First off, I don't think I would attend a party that requires security personnel. Secondly, (besides the fact that they have money) why sue the county and volunteers?? Sue the RESPONSIBLE people. I want to do something stupid and get paid millions for it... oh, but wait, I'm not that stupid.

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Why? - 2008-08-19 18:50:45

Why did a group from Southern PG county have to come all the way up to Odenton to throw a party? Didn't this raise a red flag when they applied? Had they worn out their welcome, or been rejected in PG because of prior problems? Now we have a huge lawsuit that will cost the tax payers of Anne Arundel. I just moved from PG back to Annapolis b/c I couldn't stand Bowie any longer.

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