SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – On October 15, 2019, 24-year-old Angel Zapata Hernandez died while in custody of a Metropolitan Transit System Code Compliance Inspector and a Transit System Security (TSS) professional. Since the death of Mr. Hernandez, all parties have worked cooperatively to reach a settlement through mediation.
As part of the settlement, MTS and TSS will pay $5.5 million in compensation to Claudia Hernandez, the mother of Angel Zapata Hernandez. MTS and TSS also agree to changes to policies and training for their security personnel.
MTS officials and members of the Hernandez family held a press conference detailing the settlement, and changes to MTS protocol Monday morning.