On July 19, 2010, plaintiffs’ decedent Roosevelt Brock, 25, was fatally shot by Janet Hampton while running through her front yard in Long Beach. He was with his brother, plaintiff Sanantonio Brock, 27, who claimed that the two were fleeing a nearby neighborhood argument. The two brothers scaled the perimeter wall of Hampton’s home, ran over the roof and jumped down into the front yard. As they enter Hampton’s front yard, she shot Roosevelt Block, resulting in his death. The decedent’s brother, Sanantonio Block, and their mother, Susie Brock, sued Janet Hampton, aka Janet Parsley. They alleged that Hampton was negligent in the shooting of the decedent and causing his wrongful death. Sanantonio Brock also alleged that Hampton was liable for the negligent infliction of emotional distress. Sanantonio Brock admitted that he and the decedent were trespassing at the time of the shooting. Plaintiffs’ counsel argued that based on the trajectory of the gunshot, determined by the entry and exit wounds, the decedent was not facing Hampton and posed no threat to her as he ran through her front yard. Counsel contended that the bullet entered Brock’s left side, and argued that the bullet would have had to enter through his chest or right side to support Hampton’s account that the decedent was running toward her. Hampton claimed that the shooting was not an act of negligence, but was done because she was threatened by the decedent, who was involved in a fight and was fleeing from police. Thus, she claimed she shot him in self-defense., Roosevelt Brock was shot and killed. He died from a single bullet wound. He was 25. The decedent’s mother sought recovery of wrongful death damages for the loss of her son’s care, comfort and society. The decedent’s brother, Sanantonio Brock, claimed emotional distress as a result of witnessing the shooting that caused his brother’s death. Thus, he sought recovery of emotional distress damages. The plaintiffs additionally claimed $13,000 in damages for funeral and burial costs.