OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal a lawsuit that faulted Nebraska prison officials for releasing an inmate who later shot and killed four Omaha residents.

The decision came in the case of Shamecka Holloway, who says she was shot by Nikko Jenkins on Aug. 24, 2013.

Jenkins has been convicted of four counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of four people in the weeks before Holloway was shot. The shootings occurred after Jenkins was released from prison on July 30, 2014.

Holloway’s lawsuit said prison officials should have known Jenkins posed a danger to others if released.

But the high court Friday agreed with a judge who said state officials had discretion in determining when to release Jenkins and in choosing not to civilly commit him.