The family of Sean Schubert, 18, Carthage, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday in Jasper County Circuit Court, alleging that Jordan Louis Riner, Carthage, was negligent in his handling of a gun leading to Schubert’s death.
The shooting of Schubert, who was a 2024 Diamond High School graduate, occurred February 8, 2024. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Schubert’s parents, William Aaron Schubert and Kelly Lane and Renee Council, the mother of Schubert’s child, who is listed in the petition as A. W. S.
From the petition:
On February 8, 2024, at approximately 10:02 p.m., Defendant Jordan Riner was present at the residence of Sean Schubert.
Defendant was accompanied by his girlfriend  and both were present in the apartment along with Sean Schubert, Renee Council, and A.W.S, a minor.
During the evening, Defendant Jordan Riner was examining and handling a firearm, specifically Glock 19 handgun.
Decedent Sean Schubert died at the scene as a direct and proximate result of the gunshot wound inflicted by Defendant Riner’s negligent handling of the firearm.
At approximately 10:02 p.m., the Defendant Riner, while handling a Glock 19 handgun, negligently allowed the weapon to discharge striking Sean Schubert in the chest.
On or about February 8, 2024, Sean Schubert passed away due to injuries from {the} incident.
The lawsuit claims Riner was negligent in “having a loaded firearm while not having the safety on,” for failed to check if the gun was loaded and for not following basic firearm safety protocols.
The plaintiffs are represented by Ed Hershewe of the Hershewe Law Firm P. C.
Originally appeared on The Turner Report
