Pretrial hearings have been on-again, off-again for so long that some family members of the nearly 3,000 victims now question whether justice is attainable.
Don Arias sits beneath a painting of his younger brother, Adam, who was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, along with a flag that was flown in his honor, at his home in Southport, Fla.
Those killed on Friday were a bartender and three patrons, ranging in age from 59 to 74, the authorities said. The suspect fled into the nearby foothills.