Los Angeles Settles for $9.5M Over Trader Joe's Shooting Death

City agrees to pay family of Melyda Corado, killed by police crossfire during 2018 gunman pursuit.

Melyda Corado was fatally shot by LAPD during a shootout with a gunman at a Trader Joe's in Silver Lake.
The settlement is part of nearly $40 million approved by the Los Angeles City Council for multiple LAPD-related lawsuits.
Corado's family alleged officers acted recklessly, failing to account for bystanders in a crowded store.
The LAPD Police Commission found the officer who fired the fatal shot did not violate department policy.
The gunman, Gene Evin Atkins, had taken hostages in the store before surrendering and is awaiting trial.