Family members of three people slain by a teenage boy on a New Mexico ranch filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" contributed to the shootings. The $ 600 million suit is against Posey himself, Sony Corporation of America, Take-Two Interactive Software and Rockstar Games.
Posey admitted to shooting and killing his father, Delbert Paul Posey, and stepmother, Tyrone Posey, along with a stepsister in 2004. He was sentenced earlier this year to state custody until he is 21.
During the trial, prosecutors described Posey as a ruthless killer. But defense lawyers claimed the teen was subject to years of abuse by his father, and that the killings were committed in self-defense.
But the wrongful death suit blames "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," claiming that Posey played it "obsessively" for several months before the killings. According to the suit, plaintiffs' lawyer Jack Thompson was told by a sheriff's deputy that the game and a Sony Playstation 2 were found at the ranch.
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