The City of Los Angeles has agreed to a $9.5 million settlement with the family of Melyda Corado, who was killed during a police shootout at a Silver Lake Trader Joe's in 2018. Corado, 27, was an assistant manager at the store when she was struck by a police bullet as LAPD officers engaged with a suspect, Gene Atkins, who was fleeing into the grocery establishment. Corado's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in November 2018, claiming civil rights violations and negligence on the part of the police, according to information from NBC News.

This settlement, announced by the family's attorneys, represents the "largest pre-trial settlement" ever paid by the city over an LAPD shooting. According to a City News Service report, the Los Angeles City Council gave the final approval for the resolution on Friday. Before this, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office had found that the officers involved were justified in using deadly force—an assessment that Corado's family persistently contested.

Officers Sinlen Tse and Sarah Winans, the officers who opened fire during the incident, were initially determined not to have violated department policy by the Los Angeles Police Commission, as reflected in a report that claimed the officers believed the gunman posed an immediate threat of injury or death. However, Neil Gehlawat, an attorney for Corado’s family, disputed this stance, stating, "Officers must look at the dangers posed to bystanders when using deadly force, and the officers here failed to do that."

Amidst the continued wait for Atkins' trial, the Corado family has remained vocal about their loss and the impact of the tragedy. They previously urged DA George Gascón to re-evaluate the shooting soon after his election. Albert Corado, Melyda's father, lamented his daughter's death, saying in an interview, as detailed by CBS Los Angeles, "You know what money is for? To buy things. You cannot buy a life."