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Seaside Heights and Toms River, NJ
Asbury Park, NJ: (Jul-31-07) Edward Lutes, a Seaside Heights Patrolman, used his MP-5 assault rifle to shoot and kill Toms River residents Gail Galliano, 49, her husband, Dominick, 51, and their son, Christopher, 25, along with two members of the Williams family, Gary, 48, and his wife, Tina, 46, on April 9, 2002. The surviving members of the Williams and the Gallianos families filed suit for the wrongful deaths of their family members.
In a settlement reached, the two Toms River families, whose loved ones were murdered, will receive more than $5 million in a lawsuit settlement with Seaside Heights, Toms River and retired Seaside Heights Police Chief James Costello. The three surviving children of the Williams family, whose parents were shot and killed by Lutes, will receive $2.3 million from the Municipal Liability Joint Insurance Fund. Relatives of the second slain family, the Gallianos, will receive $3.4 million. [STAR LEDGER: MASS MURDER]
Published on Aug-2-07
In a settlement reached, the two Toms River families, whose loved ones were murdered, will receive more than $5 million in a lawsuit settlement with Seaside Heights, Toms River and retired Seaside Heights Police Chief James Costello. The three surviving children of the Williams family, whose parents were shot and killed by Lutes, will receive $2.3 million from the Municipal Liability Joint Insurance Fund. Relatives of the second slain family, the Gallianos, will receive $3.4 million. [STAR LEDGER: MASS MURDER]
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