Vallejo reaches $8.5 million settlement in Sean Monterrosa police shooting

Vallejo reaches multi-million-dollar settlement in killing of Sean Monterrosa

The city of Vallejo announced Friday that it will pay $8.5 million to the family of Sean Monterrosa, a 22-year-old who died in an officer-involved shooting in 2020. “As we finalize the formal settlement, the city of Vallejo offers a sincere apology to the Monterrosa family and community for this tragic loss of life and recognizes the profound loss suffered by the family,” the city said in a statement Friday. Monterrosa was fatally shot in the ea…

Vallejo reaches $8.5 million settlement in Sean Monterrosa police shooting

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) — The City of Vallejo has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by a police officer in 2020. Sean Monterrosa of San Francisco was fatally shot outside a Walgreens in Vallejo in June 2020. His death came during a period of national unrest following the killing of George Floyd. The Walgreens store had reportedly been robbed hours before the shooting. When officers responded to inv…