By WGGB Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The family of the late Christopher Bazilj, who died while attending a shooting exposition in Westfield, has filed a multi-million dollar suit in federal court.

The 32-page complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Springfield, cites Christopher's parents, Suzanne and Charles Bazilj, and his brother Colin, as the plaintiffs in case.  The defendants include former Pelham Police Chief Edward Fleury, Fleury's company COP Firearms and Training, the Westfield Sportsman's Club, Domenico Spano, Spano's company D&T Arms, Carl Giuffre, and his company Provost Precision Pistols.

Christopher Bazilj, of Ashford Conn., died after being shot by a 9mm Micro Uzi on October 26, 2008 while attending the "Great New England Pumpkin Shoot" at the Westfield Sportsman's Club.

The family alleges in the complaint that the Uzi jammed twice,  but that the jam was cleared by the Line Officer at the show.  The complaint goes on to say that the family believes that the gun was defective and unreasonably dangerous, and that the 15-year-old Line Officer was not qualified or trained to oversee automatic weapons.

The suit further states that Christopher died after "...upon involuntarily discharging and recoil of the weapon, [he] shot himself in the head."  The family also says that they have suffered "great physical and mental pain, suffering and anguish" because of his death.

In total, the family is alleging five counts of Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Training, Wrongful Death, and Infliction of Emotional Distress by all defendants.

The family has asked for a jury trial and is seeking $4,000,000 in damages in the civil complaint.

Fleury, Spano, and Giuffre are already facing four criminal charges each in Hampden Superior Court of involuntary manslaughter and furnishing a machine gun to a minor.

A hearing related to that criminal case was scheduled for December, but has been postponed.