A jury finds the City of Los Angeles not liable for the death of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who is killed after a police officer’s stray bullet hits her during a 2021 incident in North Hollywood. Multiple outlets report the shooting occurs while Los Angeles police respond to reports of an assault at a store where the teen is present as a bystander. The accounts describe the incident as a shootout involving police gunfire while the girl and her mother are Christmas shopping. The jury’s decision rejects claims that the city is responsible for the fatality. The Independent, The New York Times, Courthouse News, and the Washington Times all report the same core outcome: a jury rules that the city is not liable, and they identify the victim as a 14-year-old bystander struck by a stray bullet fired during the police response. The reports do not indicate the jury’s decision imposes liability on the city for damages related to the death.