$13M Settlement Reached in Fatal Long Beach School Shooting

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The family of Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, an 18-year-old mother who was shot and killed by a school safety officer outside a high school in Long Beach, California, will receive a $13 million settlement from the Long Beach Unified School District. The settlement will resolve the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Rodriguez's family. The school safety officer, Eddie F. Gonzalez, was fired by the district and charged with second-degree murder. The family's attorneys claimed that the district was negligent in hiring Gonzalez and failed to properly train him.
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