Settlement Approval Sought on Behalf of Slain Firefighter’s Minor Daughters

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—A judge is being asked to approve settlements of nearly $1 million each on behalf of the two minor daughters of a Los Angeles County Fire Department engineer shot to death by a colleague at the Agua Dulce station in 2021. The Chatsworth Superior Court lawsuit was brought in January 2022 by Heidi Carlon, who was married to the late 44-year-old Tory Carlon; her adult daughter, Joslyn Carlon; and Heidi Carlon’s two other daughters, who are currently ages 9 and 17. On Friday, the plaintiff’s lawyers attorneys filed court papers with Judge Gary I. Micon asking to give his nod to payments of $970,000 each to the two underage daughters. A judge’s review of the proposed settlement is needed because the girls are minors. A hearing is scheduled on Oct. 14 for both....