While the healing process and grief for many are still so fresh nearly a year later, two dogs have been by their side from the start.

More than 100 family members and survivors of Maine's worst mass shooting are planning to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Army for failing to respond to warning signs that the reservist shooter was a threat.

One year after an Army reservist perpetrated a mass shooting across Lewiston, Maine, lawyers representing survivors and families of the victims said Tuesday they are pursuing negligence claims against the federal government that could pave the way for 100 individual lawsuits.

Notice of intent to file federal lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Defense and a U.S. Army hospital in New York were announced Tuesday afternoon in Lewiston.

Lewiston and the surrounding community will come together to honor and remember the victims lost in the Lewiston mass shooting.

Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the U.S. Army for what they say was a failure to act to stop the reservist responsible for the crime,

The Army is accused of failing to follow its own regulations and actively discouraging the police from acting on concerns about Card’s access to firearms.

The survivors and families of victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine last year are taking legal action against the federal government and army over purported negligence in the case. Why it matters: The plaintiffs' decision to serve legal notices could open the doors to more than 100 individual lawsuits,