The victim of a deadly shooting at a Detroit Exxon Mobil is taking legal action against the gas station, the franchise owner, and the store clerk after his terrifying encounter. The $150 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of 37-year-old David Langston. Langston suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the hand and back.

On May 6th, Langston was in an ExxonMobile gas station located at the 2800 block of West McNichols in Detroit with his childhood friend and father of three, 37-year-old Karlos Samuel Fortner-Kelly. The two men along with another patron were trapped in the store after a violent outburst ensued between the clerk and another patron, 27-year-old Samuel Anthony McCray.

When McCray entered the Detroit gas station to purchase items, his card was declined on a purchase of about $3. McCray attempted to leave the store without paying for the items, and an argument ensued between McCray and the clerk, 22-year-old Al-Hassan Aiyash.

The clerk locked McCray in the store through an electronic control behind the cash register. As a result, McCray began threatening to shoot the other patrons if the clerk did not unlock the door. McCray proceeded to open fire on the three patrons, killing Gregory Karlos Fortner-Kelly, and injuring Langston and the other patron.

Langston shared with reporters that the shooting has changed his life, "I don't even know how to be happy. Like right now, I really can't talk. It's sad, that was my brother," Langston shared about his murdered friend.

"I'm always scared, I'm always looking behind my back. Post-traumatic stress is strong on me right now," he adds.

Michael Fortner, the attorney representing Langston shared, "There's no amount of money that's going to make what he went through right, but we're going to do the best we can by making ExxonMobil and everyone else who had a part in this situation accountable."

Vonda Evans, another attorney representing Langston, adds, "I believe that the lawsuit is necessary to bring accountability to training practices throughout the city, through the state, and having a cost-benefit analysis to let people know that are employed that human life outweighs the value of any inventory they have to sell."

The lawsuit accuses ExxonMobil gas station and the franchise owner as well as the store clerk of gross negligence after the victims were locked in the store with McCray. Officials detail that the victims begged the clerk to unlock the door, but Aiyash refused.

McCray has since been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder while Aiyash was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

The Prosecutor's Office shared that Aiyash "caused the death of Gregory Kelly by committing a grossly negligent act by intentionally locking the door to the only available exit and preventing Mr. Kelly from escaping a dangerous situation where a customer was threatening to commit an act of violence."

The lawsuit also excuses the franchise wonder of understaffing the gas station and not having a shoplifting policy in place. Additionally, the company is accused of failing to provide adequate staff training on how to deal with incidents where customers become hostile.

ExxonMobil has been the subject of at least two other similar lawsuits. In an unrelated but similar case, the family of a Detroit man who was killed at an ExxonMobile gas station announced a $100 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil. The man, 24-year-old Anthony McNary, was killed by the gas station clerk after the two got into an altercation.

Langston's lawsuit will likely not be the last against ExxonMobile's safety practices. Langston's legal team shares that they plan on bringing forward another lawsuit in the coming week.

A GoFundMe has since been established to help Langston recover from his injuries.