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Relatives of Antioch High School shooting victim Josselin Corea Escalante advocate for gun reform at the Tennessee General Assembly Jan. 27.

 Photo: Hamilton Matthew Masters

The family of Josselin Corea Escalante, the 16-year-old killed in the Jan. 22 Antioch High School shooting, is suing Metro Nashville Public Schools and Metro Government.

Escalante’s parents claim MNPS and Metro failed to protect students from harm and should have taken steps to further create a safe environment. The lawsuit cites negligence by MNPS based on the shooter’s history of violent behavior and the failure of the school’s weapon detection system to identify the firearm used during the shooting — according to the filing made in Davidson County Circuit Court on June 23 by local attorney Perry Craft.