The civilian police commissioners determined French’s conduct did not present an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury - meaning that the use of lethal force was not “objectively reasonable.” French was not armed and was moving away from Sanchez when he opened fire. Sanchez told investigators he believed French had a gun and that his life and his son’s life were in immediate danger from an active shooter. LAPD Officer Salvador Sanchez, a seven-year veteran of the LAPD, opened fire June 14 in a Costco in Corona, killing 32-year-old Kenneth French and critically injuring his parents, Russell and Paola French. LAPD Officer Salvador Sanchez, a seven-year veteran of the LAPD, opened fire June 14 in a Costco in Corona, killing 32-year-old Kenneth French and critically injuring his. LOS ANGELES (AP) - An off-duty Los Angeles police officer violated departmental policy last year when he shot and killed a mentally ill man who had attacked him and his young son from behind in a Southern California Costco, the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners ruled Wednesday.
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