03/23/2026
On the night of 28 January 2025, 16-year-old Konoa Wilson was standing on the platform at Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego when another teenager pulled out a gun and opened fire on him. Konoa ran for his life.
As he sprinted through a corridor inside the station and emerged onto Kettner Boulevard, he crossed paths with Officer Daniel Gold, who was responding to an unrelated assault call nearby and had his gun drawn. Gold fired twice within one second, shooting Konoa in the back without warning and without identifying himself as a police officer.
Konoa collapsed on the street and was pronounced dead at hospital less than an hour later. A gun was later found concealed under his clothing, but he never reached for it. The person who actually fired at Konoa was arrested ten days later. Officer Gold was not charged and remained employed by the department. In December 2025, the San Diego City Council voted unanimously to pay Konoa’s family $30 million, believed to be the largest settlement in US history following a police shooting.
Gold has still not faced criminal charges, and the District Attorney’s office says the case remains under review.
