FILE: People setup signs with Sean Monterrosa’s pictures and messages such as “Justice for Sean” and “Tucan” on the fence of the school he attended — Junipero Serra Elementary School, near Holly Park, in San Francisco, Calif., on July 12, 2020. 'Tucan' was a nickname given to Monterrosa due to his fondness of drawing Toucan Sam, the Froot Loops cereal mascot. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News)

A VALLEJO DETECTIVE who was fired after shooting and killing a man amid George Floyd protests in 2020 is getting his job back plus back pay, his attorney said in a statement.  

Detective Jarrett Tonn was dismissed from the Vallejo force after he shot Sean Monterrosa, 22, of San Francisco, outside of a Walgreens store on Redwood Street during the early morning hours of June 2, 2020.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.