An attorney from an influential South Carolina family called 911 Saturday afternoon on a road in Hampton County to report being shot in the head, providing yet another reminder that even legal professionals are vulnerable to violent attacks.
Shooting victim attorneys can maximize compensation by helping victims access resources that may otherwise be difficult to access, such as non-covered medical care, grief counseling services and crisis centers.
Carey Gabay
Carey Gabay, 43 years old and an assistant counsel with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, was shot during festivities leading up to the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday morning and died as a result.
After attending the J’ouvert celebration, Gabay was walking on Bedford Avenue with his brother and group of friends when police say shots were fired in an argument, striking Gabay in the leg.
Victim’s Family Said He Was “an Innocent Bystander” Micah Alleyne and Kenny Bazile were found guilty on Wednesday for manslaughter while Stanley Elianor was found guilty for criminal possession of weapon and reckless endangerment. Victim’s Family Established Scholarship Fund In His Honor At SUNY Students Embodying Passion For Social Justice And Public Service Gabay Showed Through Life It Is Accepting Applications To Find More Information Click here for details
John Albert Laylo
John Albert Laylo, 35, was an attorney from the Philippines on vacation with his mother when he was shot and killed on Saturday morning while riding in an Uber near University of Pennsylvania. A black car pulled up behind them at a red light near University and fired several rounds before switching sides and firing more before fleeing. Laylo was later declared dead at Penn Presbyterian Hospital while his mother experienced injuries from shrapnel fragments.
Philippine Consulate in Philadelphia has encouraged anyone with information to contact Philadelphia police immediately. Mayor Kenney has condemned this act of violence as “unspeakable” and pledged to bring those responsible to justice. John has spent his life fighting for meaningful change – his legacy must continue!
Alex Murdaugh
Last March, a South Carolina jury found disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and younger son as part of his desperate attempts to divert attention away from decades of financial crimes involving life-changing legal settlement money. Prosecution officials believe Murdaugh killed them to escape scrutiny related to decades-long financial crimes.
Trial brought down an once-thriving local family dynasty: three generations of Murdaughs had presided over a local prosecutor’s office, their own law firm and numerous land deals that made them wealthy.
On the stand in Walterboro, Murdaugh tearfully admitted taking millions from clients, including $3.7 million from Gloria Satterfield’s widow after she perished in a boating accident arranged by Alex. While Alex blamed his drug addiction as the source of this tragedy, its root causes ran much deeper: his murders and trial revealed decades-long history of privilege and violence that had taken place here for at least 100 years prior.
Murdaugh Family
The Murdaugh family in Hampton County, South Carolina have established an influential legal dynasty over three generations. They were among a group of families which held prominent political and judicial positions even as slavery ended and America changed.
The rise of the family paralleled both slavery and society as a whole; they became wealthy plantation owners through exploiting slave men, women, and children to grow their fortunes.
Alex Murdaugh was found guilty in 2021 for killing Maggie Murdaugh and Paul, his daughter-in-law. Additionally, he was accused of plotting to pay Curtis Smith–who had already been convicted for unrelated crimes–to kill Alex himself. Their sprawling Moselle property included homes, cabins, kennels and acres of swamp land; all were well known in their community at that point – with everyone affected being intimately acquainted. It hit hard.
