Family files wrongful death lawsuit in Clay County club shooting
Mar. 13—WEST POINT — The family of a Columbus woman killed during a shootout at the Oasis Lounge near West Point filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday afternoon.
The family of Taleesha Chandler, 20, is asking for unspecified actual, compensatory and punitive damages. The complaint, filed in Clay County Circuit Court, demands a jury trial.
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