An off-duty Los Angeles police officer, Salvador Sanchez, fired at a 32 year old mentally handicapped citizen and ultimately killed him and critically wounded his parents, Russell and Paola French. The shooting occurred in Corona, CA on June 14th, 2019 at 8:40pm. Kenneth French, the deceased citizen, is said to have developed a mental handicap in adulthood and had difficulty communicating. The LA officer‘s account was shared by his attorney who said he was feeding his son a Costco food sample when he was struck from behind without warning. The officer is said to have felt that he and his 1 1/2 year old son’s lives were “in immediate danger” and drew his concealed weapon and fired. All throughout the store citizens ran to the exits, as well as attempted to hide in parts of the store following the shots. The original police statement at a news conference the same day shared publicly that witnesses reported to have heard an argument break out near the freezer section. However, the next day, a statement from the police department did not include that there was a verbal altercation and reported that the incident occurred “without provocation.” Witnessed accounts that the family of Kenneth French have received contradict the story told by the police officer involved (these contradictions are unknown). Witnesses say 6 shots were fired in the store. The officer reportedly was briefly knocked unconscious, suffered a head injury and was treated at a nearby hospital. His son was unharmed. LAPD has not revealed any more details, such as if the officer identified himself as a policeman before firing, but have confirmed the officer was the only suspect with a weapon. Surveillance footage and recordings from spectators will be important in this case. #LAPD #Costco #KennethFrench #SalvadorSanchez #DavidWinslow #RickShureih #BlueLivesMatter #GunRights #ProGun #ProLife #ProChoice #MAGA #VOTM Sources: ABCNews.com, NBCNews.com, LATimes.com, Coronaca.gov https://www.instagram.com/p/By3AQEHAE2b/?igshid=1860tgqf1f4ac
