The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history.

About a month after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Savannah Gold, his Bonefish Grill co-worker, Lee Rodarte was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison. AdRodarte kept his back turned to Gold’s family and wiped tears as he listened to Gold’s father talk about her lion’s heart. Her mother, Sharon Gold, said Gold spoke about the impact the number 21 has had on their family. She said 21 was the number Savannah wore in sports, 21 was tattooed on her arm and ’21 is the year her killer goes to prison. “To our family, extended family and community, our hearts have begun to heal because of your love and support,” Daniel Gold said.

Her step-grandmother began to paint the portrait before the 21-year-old was killed in 2017 and finished it after Savannah Gold was buried. Savannah Gold's parents, Daniel and Sherri God, have dozens of photos of special memories of their two children around the home. "As a father, I felt extreme loss, extreme anger and real down to the depth sorrow that my daughter is gone," Daniel Gold said. " "We are going to be there every step of the way ... because somebody has to represent Savannah," Daniel Gold said. In honor of their daughter, they plan to teach other young adults about the signs of domestic violence in hopes of saving someone else's life.