Live Nation Settles with Victims' Families

Live Nation has settled with the estates of Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz, two women killed at the 2023 Beyond Wonderland festival. The settlement resolves claims against Live Nation, which promoted the event held at the Gorge Amphitheatre. Escamilla and Ruiz were fatally shot in June 2023 by James Kelly.

The families had alleged that Live Nation could have prevented the shooting through better screening of attendees and by ejecting Kelly for suspicious behavior. Lily Luksich, Kelly's girlfriend who survived the shooting, is still pursuing her claims, with her trial unchanged by the other settlements.

Live Nation has maintained that the events were "random acts of murder" and could not have been foreseen. The company stated its security team searched Kelly's car, finding no weapons. James Kelly, an Army service member, faces murder charges in military court, with his trial scheduled for 2027.

Another injured victim, Andrew Cuadra, also sued Live Nation and has reportedly reached at least a partial settlement in his case.