The judgment awarded to Jesse Murillo’s mother is likely one of the largest in LAPD history for a single shooting case.
Jurors awarded a Canoga Park mother more than $23 million last Friday when they found that a pair of Los Angeles Police Department officers wrongly killed her son in aThe federal jury found the two officers from LAPD’s Topanga Division used excessive force and were negligent in the killing of Jesse Murillo, a 32-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who was running away from them when they fired.
In their report on the shooting, prosecutors noted that Murillo “sprinted in the direction of” an officer while holding what the officers reasonably believed was a machete but wound up being a metal tool. Galipo’s lawsuit disputed that finding. The jury deliberated for only four hours before they gave her the maximum possible amount they could: Court records showed they awarded Tammy Murillo alone $12 million for her son’s wrongful death. They also awarded Jesse Murillo $6.5 million for his pre-death pain and suffering and another $5.3 million for his death, all to be paid to his mother.
The LAPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the judgment Monday. A spokeswoman for the Police Commission declined comment. In the commission report of the shooting, Sigman and Montague are only referred to as officers “B” and “C.” According to that report, as the officers stood behind the doors of their car, they believed Murillo shifted his movement as he was running in order to get around the passenger side door and attack officer B.The officers told the commission they believed when Murillo changed course, he was trying to “go wide” or “outflank” them around the passenger side door.
Galipo blamed the culture of police departments for continued examples of unjustified shootings resulting in large settlements.
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