When Tim Schmidt sees children walking to school, or particularly when he walks past his late son’s bedroom in the family home, powerful memories flood his mind.

Tim Schmidt Jr, a 19-year-old UCF student, was one of the two people killed last year in a mass shooting on the streets of downtown Orlando as thousands celebrated Halloween night.

Nearly a year to the day of the shooting, Schmidt and the family of Tyrek Hill, the other man killed that night, filed lawsuits against the city and the operators of the Wall Street Plaza entertainment complex alleging the entities’ negligence contributed to the carnage last year.

“I think they’ve proven [in] the past they cannot keep that area safe,” he said in an interview on Wednesday. “It’s not a venue I’d encourage people to go to.”

The lawsuit

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