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San Diego Sets $30 Million Settlement in Teen’s Police Shooting for Council Vote

City officials frame the proposed payout as a business decision, not an admission of liability.

Overview

  • The resolution to authorize the $30 million payment to Konoa Wilson’s family is on Tuesday’s City Council agenda after a tentative closed-session approval in September.
  • City documents show $5 million would be paid directly by San Diego and $25 million by a pooled Public Liability Fund.
  • Family attorneys and multiple reports say the sum ranks among the largest settlements tied to a U.S. police killing, exceeding the $27 million Minneapolis paid in the George Floyd case.
  • Surveillance and body-camera video show Officer Daniel Gold firing within seconds as Wilson ran past him after fleeing earlier gunfire; a handgun was later found concealed on Wilson, with no indication in the footage that he brandished it.
  • The wrongful-death suit alleges Gold fired without warning and engaged in racial violence; criminal and administrative reviews of the shooting remain underway as Gold serves in an administrative role.