Vanessa Marquez’s Mother Reaches Settlement After ‘ER’ Star Was Fatally Shot By Police
The City of South Pasadena California settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Delia McElfresh, mother of actress Vanessa Marquez. The ER actress was fatally shot in 2018 by police during a wellness check at her apartment. McElfresh and the city settled for $450,000. “Any loss of life is tragic,” South Pasadena Mayor Diana Mahmud said in a statement. “However, I can now report the parties have reached a mutually agreeable settlement in the amount of $450,000 in order to save the parties the costs associated with protracted litigation.” Marquez’s mother filed a $20 million lawsuit against the city...