![]() Galipo said he believes Sanchez should face murder or manslaughter charges.Ĭorona police have said French attacked the officer without provocation Prosecutors were still deciding whether to file criminal charges. However, a Riverside County judge has issued an order that keeps the video out of the public eye for one year because of the investigation. He urged authorities to release surveillance footage and cellphone video from the scene. Galipo said he didn't know if there was any exchange before the shooting. "It's a horrible tragedy for both families." He was acting in self-defense," said Ira Salzman, a lawyer for Sanchez. The family on Monday filed a claim - a precursor to a lawsuit - against Sanchez and the Los Angeles Police Department. "I told him we had no guns and my son was sick," French said. Russell French, who lost a kidney after the shooting and remained in a hospital until last week, said he "begged" the officer not to fire. "I was pleading for my son and our lives, but I was still shot in the back," she said, fighting back tears. Paola French told reporters she and her husband shouted at Sanchez not to shoot and that their son was not a threat. Russell and Paola French appeared in public Monday for the first time since the shooting that led to the death of their 32-year-old son on June 14 in Corona.įamily attorney Dale Galipo acknowledged at the news conference that Kenneth French likely pushed the officer, but said it wasn't an attack and French immediately moved away. Salvador Sanchez, a Los Angeles police officer, has said he opened fire because Kenneth French attacked him while Sanchez was holding his 1½-year-old son during a shopping trip to the warehouse store. Left behind inside the store were purses, cellphones and backpacks from panicked shoppers, Corona police said.CORONA - The parents of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in a California Costco store called for him to be criminally charged as they recover from their own gunshot wounds. ![]() ![]() ![]() The station reported that more than 100 people were outside the store at one point. Witnesses told KCAL-TV that shoppers and employees rushed to the exits. "An employee came in and helped us out through the emergency exit." "I thought maybe someone dropped a bottle of wine, but then I kept hearing shots," shopper Will Lungo told the Press-Enterprise newspaper. She said her mother saw people injured on the floor. "Our officer suffered minor injuries in the incident and was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released," the department said.Ĭhristina Colis told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that she was in the produce area when she heard six to seven shots and hid with other shoppers in a refrigerated produce room. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Saturday afternoon that it has launched its own investigation of the incident. ![]() Police said the name of the deceased won't be released until the Riverside County coroner notifies family. In the video, her daughter says, "Mommy, we need to go." Everything was happening so fast, I just wanted to get me and my kid to safety." "I didn't know if this was a random thing or a domestic thing or if this was a mass shooting. "I saw people and heard shots and my first though was 'Jesus, is this another mass shooting?'" she said. They huddled until they were able to escape through a side door. Tate said Saturday she was by the meat section when she heard "about six or seven shots." She dropped to the ground and crawled toward her daughter who was at the other end. Shrieks from inside the store were heard on video recorded by shopper Nikki Tate, who had stopped by with her daughter to pick up steaks and lobsters for Father's Day. Shoppers and employees described terror and chaos when shots rang out shortly before 8 p.m. The injured officer was treated for minor injuries and released from a hospital, Los Angeles Police officer Greg Kraft said.Ĭorona police did not disclose details of what led to the shooting but witnesses said there was an altercation. ![]()
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