The family members of two Kraft factory workers who were fatally gunned down by a disgruntled employee have received an award of more than $8 million from a Philadelphia jury.

On Thursday afternoon, the jury found in favor of the estates of LaTonya Brown and Tanya Wilson, and against shooter Yvonne Hiller and U.S. Security Associates Inc., the company that provided security at the factory, for a total of about $8 million. According to a spokesman with Kline & Specter, which represented the plaintiffs, arguments are set to take place today over the plaintiffs’ punitive damages claims.

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