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• #MAN KILLED IN COSTCO CORONA TRIAL#

The bulk of the verdict will be borne by the City of Los Angeles, with the eight-person jury finding that Sanchez was acting within the scope of his LAPD employment when he opened fire inside the store, attorney Dale K.

Sanchez opened fire and struck Kenneth and Paola French in the back, and Russell French in the abdomen. Sanchez drew his firearm and both parents pleaded with Sanchez not to shoot, saying their son had a mental illness, the wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit filled in December 2019 alleged. Kenneth French, 32, and his parents, Paola French and Russell French, were shopping at a Costco on Jwhen Kenneth hit off-duty LAPD officer Salvador Sanchez in the back of the head while Sanchez held his 18-month-old child.

#MAN KILLED IN COSTCO CORONA TRIAL#

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.The family of a man with intellectual disabilities shot and killed by an off-duty Los Angeles Police officer in 2019 in Corona was awarded slightly more than $17 million Wednesday by a Riverside federal jury after a trial over allegations of wrongful death and civil rights violations. Stay connected to daily local features, opinions, columns. Witnesses allegedly told police there was an argument between a man with a Mohawk haircut and another man in the freezer section of the store before at least six shots were fired. Read the latest breaking, crime, news and sports headlines from Californias Central Valley. "They (officers) went inside and encountered four subjects down,'' Edwards said. Jeff Edwards of the Corona Police Department. McKinley St., they anticipated an active-shooter situation, according to Lt. When officers responded to a shots-fired call at the store, located at 480 N. Robert Newman at 95 or via email at Costco store opened a couple hours later than scheduled Saturday. The family of a developmentally disabled man shot to death by a former LAPD officer inside a Costco store in Corona has been awarded 17 million in damages by a jury in Riverside.

"We have initiated an administrative investigation, to where we're working with the Corona Police Department,'' police said.Īnyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about it was asked to contact Corona Police Lt. "As is standard procedure in such investigations, the Corona Police Department is working closely with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, who will be evaluating the facts and circumstances of this incident.'' "The officer's gun was the only weapon involved in the incident, contrary to earlier reports,'' Kouroubacalis said. The off-duty officer - assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Station - suffered minor injuries in the incident, Officer Greg Kraft of the LAPD's Media Relations Section said. Shureih said the family is working on hiring a lawyer and is seeking the name of the off-duty officer, as well as surveillance video and witness accounts to try to understand what happened. Truth will come out! I'm sure this was a misunderstanding that got escalated for no reason! If anyone was a witness please get in contact with us.''

This is a family that was unarmed and was just grocery shopping. Do they look intimidating to you? Did he really have to shoot them all? I'm posting this picture because the stories on social media have made them out to be the suspects, and the off-duty cop the victim. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. My cousin Kenneth was killed and his parents, my aunt & uncle were also both shot and are in ICU. The I-Team spoke with family member(s) of Kenneth French, the man who was shot by an off-duty LAPD officer inside a Costco in Corona. Shureih posted on Facebook a picture of French's parents, Russell and Peola French, and wrote: "I'm not keeping quiet about this! People need to know! This is my family! These are the victims of the Costco shooting the other night. "He's not the kind to trade words, so I don't believe that a verbal confrontation happened.'' "He (had) to be pretty much monitored,'' Shureih told the Riverside Press-Enterprise. "The off-duty officer was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released.''įrench was described by his cousin, Rick Shureih, as a mentally disabled "gentle giant'' who rarely spoke. The family members are being treated at local hospitals and are in critical condition,'' he said. "This attack resulted in the officer firing his weapon, striking the male and two of the male's family members. Related: One killed in Corona Costco shooting involving off-duty LAPD officer Without provocation, a male unknown to the officer's family assaulted the officer while the officer was holding his young child,'' Kouroubacalis said. "Investigation has confirmed an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department Officer was shopping at Costco with his family.