A majority of families of victims of the Virginia Tech shooting agreed Thursday to a settlement of $11 million in financial compensation, health benefits, and non-monetary assistance.
The decision came less than a week before the one-year anniversary of the shooting by senior Seung Hui Cho, who killed 32 students and teachers and then himself. State officials and the families had hoped to reach an agreement soon on a settlement to help put the case behind them and avoid a long, emotional court case.
But the state still could be vulnerable to lawsuits, lawyers and families said. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said Thursday that “a substantial majority” of the families of the dead and 27 wounded agreed to the terms of the settlement. Others are undecided and considering their options.
