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An October 2013 shooting at the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center in Southwest Detroit left 61-year-old Maria Victoria Gonzalez dead. A fellow resident, 66-year-old Mike Reda, entered the facility armed with a long gun and opened fire. Gonzalez and another resident, 59-year-old Deborah M. Socia, both suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.

Neighbors later said Reda had a history of threatening behavior at the complex, including shooting from his balcony into a nearby cemetery and menacing other residents. Those complaints and multiple police reports prompted criticism that the facility’s management failed to address the escalating risk. Reda was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and felony murder; he was convicted and received two mandatory life sentences without parole. Gonzalez’s family filed a lawsuit against the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center and its management company, alleging they knew Reda had a rifle and had been warned about his dangerous conduct.

Did anyone at the complex notice warning signs before the shooting who hasn’t already spoken up?