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San Diego Set to Approve $30 Million Settlement in Police Shooting of 16-Year-Old

The council will vote Tuesday as the district attorney’s review of the shooting remains ongoing.

Overview

  • The payout would be funded with $5 million from the city and $25 million from a pooled public liability fund.
  • City documents describe the agreement as a business decision without an admission of liability by any party.
  • Body-camera and surveillance video show Konoa Wilson fleeing earlier gunfire when Officer Dan Gold II shot him in the back within seconds and identified himself only after firing.
  • Wilson’s parents sued in June alleging civil-rights violations and racial violence; their attorneys say the sum ranks among the largest U.S. settlements in a police shooting case.
  • Police say Gold, a two-year officer at the time, is working in an administrative role pending the outcome of the criminal review.