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Sacramento Settles $160K Lawsuit in Fatal Shooting Case

12/20/2025

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Sacramento settled a $160,000 lawsuit over the fatal shooting of Dante Dwaine Day on August 15, 2023.
Day was experiencing a mental health crisis and boarded a light rail train with a knife, prompting 911 calls.
Officers used a bean bag shotgun to de-escalate Day.
The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office cleared the officers of wrongdoing, citing self-defense, and the city settled the lawsuit filed by Day's father.

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Sacramento settled a $160,000 lawsuit over the fatal shooting of Dante Dwaine Day on August 15, 2023.
Day was experiencing a mental health crisis and boarded a light rail train with a knife, prompting 911 calls.
Officers used a bean bag shotgun to de-escalate Day.
The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office cleared the officers of wrongdoing, citing self-defense, and the city settled the lawsuit filed by Day's father.