Defendant established entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by showing that it owed no duty to protect plaintiff Charles Wong's decedent, Malachi Wong, and his brother, plaintiff Timothy Wong, from the shootings that occurred in the public vestibule of their building. A landowner's duty to take minimal security precautions does not extend to exterior public areas, including walkways and vestibules (see Novikova v Greenbriar Owners Corp.,
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