Documents filed this week in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri indicate a settlement has been reached between parties in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Brandie McLean, mother of Braxton Wooden, the eight-year-old who was shot to death by his foster brother in Alba last June.
Joplin attorney Karl Blanchard filed documents Tuesday indicating foster parents Mark and Treva Gordon of Alba, and Ethan Gordon, who was sent to a juvenile facility after shooting Braxton Wooden, have settled with Braxton's survivors. "The necessary settlement documents required for the approval of the wrongful death settlement are being prepared and will be submitted to the Court at the earliest possible date," Buchanan said. No other information was given about the settlement.
Ms. McLean and her children, through their next friend, Braxton's great-aunt, Rhonda Stone, are still suing the Missouri Division of Family Services and two of its caseworkers. An amended complaint was filed earlier this week in district court.
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