Sandy Hook victim's parents suing Alex Jones for $150M
The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed at Sandy Hook on Tuesday faced Alex Jones, the man who pushed claims that the elementary school massacre was a hoax.
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The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed at Sandy Hook on Tuesday faced Alex Jones, the man who pushed claims that the elementary school massacre was a hoax.
Jones later took the stand himself, and the judge at one point sent the jury out of the room and strongly scolded Jones for not being truthful under oath.
School shootings took place a decade apart in Newtown and Uvalde, and now both communities are calling for action.
Hundreds of students across the Tri-State Area walked out of school Friday for National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Rallies were held from New York City to Newtown, Connecticut, where CBS2's Andrea Grymes spoke with survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting, who are reliving the nightmare.
Lawmakers and advocates attended a march and rally to end gun violence in Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 students and six educators were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School almost 10 years ago. CBS2's Andrea Grymes has more on their important message.
A father whose son died in the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School is speaking out for Gun Violence Awareness Day. Elise Preston reports for CBS2.
The shooting in Uvalde, Texas is the deadliest attack at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults in Newtown. CBS2's Dave Carlin has more on how parents who lost their own children at Sandy Hook are reacting to this latest tragedy.
"I am here on this floor to beg — to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues," he said. "Find a path forward here."
Jones was found liable in at least two defamation suits over his assertions that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Fines were mounting for his failing to appear. Damages are being determined after a judge ruled he defamed families for claiming the massacre never happened.
The Infowars host offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff, but was quickly turned down by the families.
Families of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting rejected a settlement offer from Infowars host Alex Jones.
