The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed outside the Giant Eagle in North Olmsted sued the supermarket chain on Tuesday. Jared and Margot Wood, the parents of Julian Wood, said in the lawsuit that Giant Eagle was negligent when it stopped hiring armed security guards to work at the store in the months leading up to the attack.

The lawsuit, filed by the family of 3-year-old Julian Wood, claims that Giant Eagle was negligent in providing security to its customers.

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a Giant Eagle parking lot has filed a lawsuit earlier this the week against the food retailer. Jared and Margot Wood allege that the grocer’s lack of security contributed to their son Julian’s death from a random attack by Bionca Ellis.

Nearly four months after 3-year-old Julian Wood and his mother were stabbed in a Giant Eagle parking lot, his parents want the grocery store held accountable.

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was killed in a random act of violence are suing the grocery store where it happened, saying the lack of security is to blame. On June 3, Margot Wood went to the Giant Eagle in North Olmsted with her son Julian Wood, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 14 against the grocery store chain.