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Long Beach Family Awarded $13 Million Settlement For Fatal School Resource Officer Shooting

Attorneys representing the family say the district agreed to pay a record $13 million settlement to the family of Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez.

April 4, 2023

The Long Beach Unified School District has settled with the family of an 18-year-old student who was allegedly shot and killed by a school resource officer.

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According to the attorneys representing the family, the district agreed to pay a record $13 million settlement to the family of Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez.

The incident happened on Sept. 27 when Rodriguez, a student at Millikan High School, had gotten into an altercation with a fellow classmate. The 18-year-old and two other students were trying to drive away from the high school when school safety officers arrived.

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