The City of Baldwin Park has settled a lawsuit brought against its police department by a man who spent over three decades in prison for a wrongful conviction in 1990.

As one of several agencies named in the lawsuit, the city agreed to settle its portion of the case for $19.1 million.

In 2023, then-Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón proclaimed Daniel Saldana innocent, after evidence found he was wrongfully convicted for a 1989 Baldwin Park shooting.

Saldana was 22 years old at the time of the conviction and was 55 when he was freed.

"I just knew that one day this was going to come," Saldana said in 2023. "I'm so grateful. I just thank God."

Saldana was convicted for a shooting that occurred on October 27, 1989, when six high school students were shot at while drivi

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