Such administrative investigations, which can often take months, ultimately land in front of the Police Commission to determine if the officer acted within department policy.Īnyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about it was asked to contact Corona police Lt.The scheduled arraignment for the former Los Angeles cop who shot a man and injured his parents in Costco Corona in 2019 was postponed to Wednesday, December 22. The LAPD is conducting its own administrative investigation, in conjunction with Corona police, according to the department. 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.' Several agencies are working to unravel the elements of Friday's incident. The off-duty officer - assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Station - suffered minor injuries in the confrontation, Officer Greg Kraft of the LAPD's Media Relations Section said. The page notes that the family was shopping at Costco to prepare for a Father's Day barbecue at their home. A GoFundMe page was also established to help with the French family's expenses. 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.

My cousin Kenneth was killed and his parents, my aunt & uncle were also both shot and are in ICU. '`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. On Sunday, Shureih posted on Facebook a picture of French and his parents standing outside Universal Studios Hollywood, and wrote: '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 Press- Enterprise. Shureih described French as a mentally disabled 'gentle giant' who rarely spoke. Sanchez has been employed with the LAPD since May 2012, according to department records cited by The Times. Los Angeles investigators are assessing whether Sanchez, who has yet to be officially identified by the force, violated any department policies in the shooting. The officer was identified by multiple sources as Salvador Sanchez, a patrol officer in the Southwest Division, The Times reported. 'The off-duty officer was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released.' 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. Two other people, identified by Shureih as French's parents, Russell and Paola French, were critically wounding in the shooting.Ĭorona police Officer Tobias Kouroubacalis issued a statement over the weekend saying the off-duty LAPD officer was shopping at Costco with his family, holding his child in his arms, when, 'without provocation, a male unknown to the officer's family assaulted the officer.' We need justice to prevail! Please review the surveillance tape!'įrench was killed in the shooting that erupted at 7:46 p.m. 'Our family has witness accounts that do not match up to the original story. 'City of Corona Police Department my family has faith that you will do the right thing and arrest the gunman!' Rick Shureih, a cousin of 32-year- old Kenneth French, wrote on Facebook Monday morning. RELATED: Off-duty LA cop discharged gun during deadly Southern California Costco shootingĪ cousin of the man who was fatally shot by the officer stepped up pressure on investigators, saying the lawman should be behind bars.

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