The US Justice Department’s Civil Division announced on Thursday that it reached an agreement to settle civil cases with 14 plaintiffs, relating to the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina church mass shooting. Settlements range between $5 million to $7.5 million per claimant.

The plaintiffs filed suit in 2016, alleging that “the FBI was negligent when it failed to prohibit the sale of a gun by a licensed firearms dealer to the shooter, a self-proclaimed white supremacist,” who targeted the Mother Emanuel AME Church to start a “race war.” During the 5-year litigation, both the federal district court and the United States Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit heard the case.

In August, the Fourth Circuit upheld mass shooter Dylan Roof’s conviction and death sentence in a 149-page opinion. Roof failed to persuade the court that he was not competent to stand trial and that the district court erred in allowing him to represent himself. In its lengthy opinion, the court noted that it affirmed Roof’s conviction “not as a product of emotion but through a thorough analytical process.”

Regarding the civil cases, Attorney General Merrick Garland recognized the mass shooting’s resulting hardship for victims’ families and for survivors. He added, “Since the day of the shooting, the Justice Department has sought to bring justice to the community, first by a successful hate crime prosecution and today by settling civil claims.” Next, the court will review the settlements to determine whether they are fair and reasonable. All parties expect the court to approve the settlements.

Earlier this year the US House of Representatives approved a number of gun-control bills that would enforce higher background check standards on those purchasing firearms from licensed arms dealers. One of these bills specifically targeted the “Charleston loophole” to prevent arms from being sold before dealers can conduct a thorough background check.