LA Council Approves a $24 Million Settlement for the Family of Man Who Was Fatally Shot by LAPD in 2017

The Los Angeles City Council approved a settlement Tuesday of more than $24 million with the mother of a man who was fatally shot by two police officers at a Canoga Park home in 2017.

Council members voted 11-0 to approve a total of $24,450,750 to the family of Jesse Murillo. Council members Imelda Padilla, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez and Monica Rodriguez were absent during the vote.

In 2023, a federal jury concluded that Tammy Murillo should receive $23.8 million in compensation for the death of her son — one of the largest payouts ever awarded in a case involving an LAPD shooting.

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