Wife of wounded Orlando LEO sues apartment complex, gunman’s estate
By: Tess Sheets, Orlando Sentinel
ORLANDO — Meghan Valencia, the wife of injured Orlando Police Officer Kevin Valencia, is suing the estate of the man who shot her husband and the owner of the apartment complex where he was injured, saying the incident would not have happened if it followed proper security measures.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Kevin Valencia, seeks damages in excess of $15,000, alleging negligence on the part of the owner of Westbrook Apartments, SPT WAH Westbrook, LLC, and the apartment’s managing company, Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC. The complex and its owner should not have allowed Gary Lindsey, 35, to reside in the building because of his extensive criminal history, the lawsuit says.
In June, Lindsey shot through the front door of Apartment 127 at responding police officers who came to investigate a call that Lindsey battered the mother of his two children. Kevin Valencia was shot in the head, sparking a 21-hour standoff with police as Lindsey retreated into the apartment.
