The lawman was not hospitalized, and his son was not injured. Hestrin said there was no evidence that Sanchez ever lost consciousness. The attorney said his client "had no choice but to use deadly force." When he awoke, he found his son next to him, screaming. Russell French is clearly visible, standing in front of his son to turn him back, at which point both men are struck by gunfire and collapse to the floor of the store.Īccording to Sanchez's attorney, David Winslow, the lawman was knocked down and briefly lost consciousness. The clips mainly revealed the tail-end of the encounter between French and Sanchez, with the former appearing to be the aggressor, and Sanchez falling somewhere out of frame. Hestrin played a security surveillance videotape from the Costco that partially captured the deadly 7:45 p.m. "There will be a lot of details released to the public." "I will get every bit of information I can," Galipo vowed. He said the decedent was a diagnosed schizophrenic and nonverbal, with no history of aggression.Īccording to the attorney, the next opportunity to get answers as to why there was any contact will be when Sanchez is deposed for the lawsuit. Why Kenneth French turned physical with Sanchez, shoving him to the floor while the off- duty officer held his 18-month-old son, is unclear, Galipo acknowledged. Galipo said the trio had been shopping for a half-hour when they stopped at a food sample booth in the store to nibble on sausages. Paola French was shot in the back, and her husband was shot in the abdomen, resulting in the loss of a kidney. According to Corona police Chief George Johnstone, Kenneth French was shot once in the shoulder and three times in the back. Galipo said the parents and son were moving away from the off-duty cop when he opened fire. 26, he said that he had "begged (Sanchez) not to shoot," telling him, "our son is sick."
When Russell French first spoke to reporters on Aug.
"Police officers have to respond (to an attack) as if they're on duty." "This is viewed as an officer-involved shooting," he said. Hestrin denied Sanchez has been favored with "special treatment" because he's a cop. "People start filling in the timelines for you" in the meantime, he said.Family Members Killed When Boat Capsizes in Rough Waters on Alaska Fishing Trip While it's not unusual for police to delay releasing information such as an officer's name in a shooting for safety reasons, Giacalone said it's important to get details out as quickly as possible. Giacalone said video footage from Costco's cameras and shoppers' cellphones will be critical to the dual investigations. Police have not said if French had any weapons or if the officer identified himself as police before firing. "If the guy pulled out a pocketknife and approaches him, game over," Giacalone said Sunday. Joseph Giacalone, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a retired New York City Police Department sergeant, said it's justifiable to use deadly force even in a crowded store if the attacker has a weapon. The scene of a deadly shooting at a Costco in Corona, Calif., on Fri., June 14, 2019. The department's policies allow off-duty officers to carry concealed weapons as long as they are authorized for on-duty use, according to the LAPD manual. He was treated and released at a nearby hospital and his child was not injured.
The officer's identity has not been released. Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff said Sunday it is Chief Michel Moore's decision whether to put the officer on leave, but it remained unclear if that happened. Corona police and the district attorney's office did not respond to requests for comment Sunday. The LAPD said Sunday it had no further information. The LAPD will continue its internal probe as Corona police and the Riverside County district attorney's office conduct a separate investigation into the shooting. On Facebook, Shureih wrote: "I'm not keeping quiet about this. He described Kenneth as a big guy and because of his issues he had a blank look on his face. He said his cousin was "never violent." He said Kenneth had "mental issues," but nothing that ever made him violent. Shureih said the incident had to be a horrible misunderstanding, according to CBS LA.
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