Overview

• The lawsuit was filed in January 2024 by Thomas “TJ” Siderio’s family, who sought compensation for emotional and economic suffering following his death.
• On March 1, 2022, plainclothes officers investigating a social media tip encountered Siderio riding a bike in South Philadelphia and he fired at an unmarked patrol car.
• Bodycam and surveillance footage show Siderio unarmed and face down when Officer Edsaul Mendoza fired the fatal shot into his back.
• Mendoza pleaded guilty in April 2024 to third-degree murder and a weapons charge and received an eight-to-20-year prison sentence in July 2024.
• The settlement includes a release of liability for both the city and Mendoza, concluding all legal claims related to the shooting.