![]() But he does not intend to, because 12 of the 19 members of the grand jury said they didn't see enough evidence to justify charges. Hestrin could decide to prosecute Sanchez even without the grand jury indictment. Today, the Los Angeles Times reports that Sanchez was 20 feet away from the men when he began shooting, while still sitting on the floor after being knocked down. And Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has said that less than four seconds elapsed between the point where French knocked Sanchez down and Sanchez got up and began shooting. It is worth noting that the video appears to show the Frenches as moving away from Sanchez and not attempting to move aggressively toward him. It does not show Sanchez shooting French, but it does show French and a family member falling-likely his father, who said he attempted to intervene between his son and Sanchez-to the floor as Sanchez, off-screen to the left, shoot at them. Unfortunately, the video, which can be viewed here, is not terribly illuminating. Family members said French had no history of violence but had recently been prescribed a new medication.Ī security camera in Costco captured part of the encounter, but a court order barred its release until a grand jury decided against an indictment on Wednesday. ![]() Sanchez fired 10 shots, killing French and critically injuring French's parents.Īfter the encounter, French's family came forward to explain that French was nonverbal, intellectually disabled, and diagnosed with schizophrenia. His lawyer, David Winslow, said that when Sanchez reawakened, he believed he was "fighting for his life." Sanchez says he was holding his infant son in his arms when he was knocked down suddenly and briefly knocked out. According to multiple accounts of the incident, French, with no provocation, struck Sanchez on the back of the head while they were waiting in line at a food sample station. The family is calling on authorities to publicly release the surveillance video from Costco, Galipo said.An off-duty Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, apparently developmentally disabled man in a confrontation in a Costco in June will not face criminal charges for his actions.Ī grand jury declined to indict Salvador Sanchez for shooting and killing David French, 32, after the two of them had a brief and vague fight in a Costco in Corona, California.įrench was apparently the aggressor, but he was unarmed. ![]() "Shooting Kenneth, in our view, was completely excessive and unnecessary," he said. ![]() Galipo described the shooting as "egregious," stating that as a trained LAPD officer, Sanchez should have deescalated the situation, "especially when you're in Costco and there's innocent customers and children." Paola French described her son as a "peaceful and loving soul" who "never was threatening towards anybody at any time." Galipo said that, "given Kenneth's nature," something may have happened between him and Sanchez that instigated the altercation. The shooting "drastically changed the course of our lives," Paola French said. The couple's younger son, 30-year-old Kevin French, was not informed of the shooting and only found out the next day through social media, Galipo said. French was just released from the hospital about a week ago, he said. He has also undergone several surgeries, lost a kidney and experienced infections in many of his major organs, Galipo said. The bullet grazed his pancreas, piercing a vein, and surgeons are not sure how long it will take to repair, Russell French said. Russell French was shot in his abdomen, and the bullet did not exit his body, Galipo said. She required seven surgeries and is scheduled to have several more, Galipo said. ![]() The bullet that struck Paola French in the back exited through her stomach and put her in a coma for an extended period of time, Galipo said. ![]()
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