LAPD found not liable for officer's fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl in Burlington store
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Key Points:
- A jury ruled that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was not liable in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta at a Burlington store in North Hollywood.
- The shooting occurred on December 23, 2021, when Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. fired three shots at a man attacking two women, with a bullet passing through a dressing room wall and killing Orellana-Peralta.
- The wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Orellana-Peralta's family alleged inadequate LAPD training and supervision, claiming the department fostered an environment that led to the shooting.
- The police commission found parts of the shooting out of policy, but the California Department of Justice did not file criminal charges against the officer.
- The family sought $100 million in damages, but the LAPD and city attorneys declined to comment during the trial due to pending litigation.
