California Costco shooting: a man killed by a policeman was dumb and could not show aggression

The man, who was shot by a Los Angeles police officer at a Costco store in Southern California, had mental limitations and could not start a fight that would lead to a deadly confrontation, his cousin said.

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The Corona City Police Department stated that 32-year-old Kenneth French from Riverside was shot dead after he allegedly “attacked an officer who was holding a small child,” which resulted in the policeman firing a gun and hitting French and two others members of his family who were badly injured writes Fox News.

But the victim's cousin, Rick Schureich, disputes the information released by authorities. He said French was "non-aggressive, non-violent and non-verbal" and was described as a "gentle giant".

"He's not one to exchange words, so I don't believe there was a verbal confrontation," the brother told reporters.

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Shureikh, who was not in the store during the shooting, identified the two wounded as parents of French, Russell and Paul French, saying that they remain in the intensive care unit.

On Sunday, Schureich published a photo of the embracing family on Facebook, saying that “don't keep silent about it,” because “people need to know!”

“Do they look scary to you? Did he really have to shoot them all? "I'm posting this photo because stories on social media have made them suspects and the police officers victims," ​​Shureich wrote. “This is a family that was unarmed and was only engaged in grocery shopping. The truth will come out!”

Judging by the fact that the record is now unavailable, he later deleted it.

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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Schureich said that his cousin’s mental state had deteriorated in recent years and that he no longer speaks.

“He may have bumped into someone, but he couldn’t say he regretted it,” Schureich said.

The family is going to hire a lawyer, collect video evidence and witness testimony of what happened. The police did not indicate whether French had a weapon and whether the officer declared himself a police officer before firing.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• Friday Night, June 14, in a Costco store in Corona, Southern California shooting occurred. As a result, one person died and two were injured. A few more were injured while trying to open the blocked emergency exit of the store.
• Сообщается, что fire opened by a Los Angeles police officer, according to him, the reason for this was an attack on him by a man; at the time of the attack, the officer was holding a child in his arms. Some media reported an “insult” allegedly inflicted on a police officer by a 32-year-old man, who was later killed.
• The duty officer assigned to the southwestern Los Angeles Police Department station received minor injuries as a result of the incident and was discharged from a nearby hospital. His child was not injured during the incident.
• In accordance with the LAPD guidelines, department policies allow staff on duty to carry concealed weapons if they have permission to use them in the line of duty.

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