Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Microsoft, Meta and gunmaker

Families of the victims killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, have filed two wrongful death lawsuits: one against the firearm manufacturer and another against two technology companies, Meta and Microsoft, for their alleged role in marketing the weapon used.

Friday’s pair of lawsuits came on the second anniversary of the school shooting, one of the deadliest in United States history.

The gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, attacked Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, and killed