Jury awards $11 million to family of man killed by LAPD during mental health crisis
A jury awarded $11 million to the family of Wilver Blanco, who was fatally shot by LAPD officers in 2024. Police had responded to reports of a man with a knife during a mental health crisis.
Wilver Blanco, 42, was shot in 2024 after police were called to the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood for a report of man seen chasing an elderly man with a knife, possibly while under the influence of drugs.
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