In a press conference held on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 Cravens & Noll, PC, representing client Desmond Johnson, updated the media on the traumatic shooting incident that occurred during the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, and called for accountability from the City of Richmond.

Legal Demands and Allegations

Lead counsel and partners at Cravens & Noll, P.C., Tameka Robinson and David Noll, delivered a powerful statement, asserting that the City of Richmond bears direct responsibility for the incident. The key allegations include:

• Gross negligence in allowing an at-risk student to attend the event
• Failure to follow established safety protocols
• Systemic breakdown in school safety management

Our legal team made it clear that their settlement demand extends beyond the school system, targeting the entire City of Richmond. The message was unequivocal: either reach a fair settlement or we will move forward in court to allow a jury to determine fair compensation.

Recordings and media coverage from the press conference are linked below:

• https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/i-was-just-waiting-to-take-my-last-breath-huguenot-high-school-graduation-shooting-victim-takes-legal-action-against-city-of-richmond/
• https://www.12onyourside.com/2024/11/20/graduation-shooting-survivor-asks-city-compensation/
• https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/graduation-day-survivor-lawsuit-nov-19-2024

What’s Next

Cravens & Noll has made their position clear: we are committed to fighting for justice for Desmond Johnson and his family while holding the City of Richmond accountable for what they describe as preventable circumstances.

For more information on this case please contact our legal team at Cravens & Noll, P.C.

Phone:  804-330-9220 or click here.

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In February, our attorneys attended the J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School Read and Rise book fair, volunteering at the book fair and reading to students’ in classes. Our firm donates approximately $2500 to each school at which we volunteer, enabling each child in attendance to purchase a book from the fair to take home and read with his or her family.

What is the Read and Rise Program?

The Scholastic Read and Rise program is a national literacy campaign focused on providing children with the tools to learn to read. Over 35 percent of children begin school lacking the language skills needed to develop literacy; the Read and Rise program addresses this through engaging children, their families and the community in learning to read as well as providing resources to promote reading at a young age.

Our Commitment to Our Richmond Community

As attorneys, as parents, and as Virginians, we understand the importance of building reading skills and the role access to books at school and at home plays in developing those skills in our children. Contributing to take-home resources for children and volunteering in our elementary schools is part of Cravens & Noll’s commitment to our community, the learn-to-read process and ultimately the improvement of childhood literacy throughout Richmond.

Cravens & Noll plans to continue our support of the Read and Rise program and we encourage others to get involved in promoting literacy among young Virginians.

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