Lawyer: Sheriff not liable in death
Slain woman's family sues, saying not enough was done to protect herJessica Rocha, Staff Writer
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http://www.newsobserver.com/133/story/564903.htmlShennel McCrimon McKendall's family says Chatham County Sheriff Richard Webster didn't work hard enough to confiscate a gun belonging to her estranged husband or to protect her - despite deputies' promises that they would do so.
On Nov. 29, 2004, Randy McKendall shot Shennel McKendall five times outside her office near UNC-Chapel Hill's Friday Center before putting the gun to his own head. Husband and wife both died.
In Chatham County Superior Court on Monday, Webster's attorney, Jim Secor, argued the wrongful death lawsuit filed by McKendall's family should be dismissed. Among other things, Secor said it was Randy McKendall's responsibility to turn over all weapons and ammunition after his wife secured a domestic violence protective order against him in November 2004.
