#Name of off duty cop in costco corona shooting trial#
Sanchez, who was fired last year, is awaiting trial on manslaughter and assault charges filed by the California attorney general's office after a Riverside County grand jury declined to indict him a few months after the killing. (Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG via AP) The Costco reopened later Saturday.Officers exit the Corona Costco following a fatal shooting involving an off-duty LAPD officer inside the wholesale warehouse store on June 14, 2019. Witnesses reported seeing an argument between two people near a freezer section when shots rang out at least six times. The shooting prompted a stampede of frightened shoppers, some who fled the store as others sought cover inside. “People start filling in the timelines for you” in the meantime, he said. 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. 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. 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. The officer’s child was not injured, the department said. The officer was treated and released at a nearby hospital. The officer was the only person who fired shots in the store, police said. The officer opened fire after Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside, “assaulted” him “without provocation” as the officer held his young child, Corona police said Saturday.īullets struck French and two of his family members, according to police. 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. Two others were critically injured in the shooting in Corona, which is about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is gathering evidence and video footage in an administrative investigation into an off-duty officer who shot and killed a man authorities say attacked him inside a Southern California Costco Wholesale warehouse store.Īuthorities remained tight-lipped Sunday, not responding to requests for comment about what provoked the Friday night confrontation and whether anyone but the officer was armed. (Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG via AP)ĬORONA, Calif. The man involved in the argument was killed and two other people were wounded, Corona police Lt. A gunman opened fire inside the store during an argument, killing a man, wounding two other people and sparking a stampede of terrified shoppers before he was taken into custody, police said. Heavily armed police officers exit the Corona Costco following a shooting inside the wholesale warehouse in Corona, Calif., Friday, June 14, 2019.
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