


He characterized the shooting as “excessive and completely unjustified.”

Galipo confirmed French was nonverbal and said he was normally calm. According to Galipo, French had recently started a new medication that may have played a role in pushing the officer. Based on video footage of the incident, Galipo said the officer identified himself as police, and French’s father stepped in between the two men. Galipo said Kenneth French pushed the officer in the food line, but it is unclear why. Update: On June 19, the Los Angeles Times reported French’s family has engaged attorney Dale K. The French family maintains Sanchez’s response was “unjustified, unreasonable and completely excessive” and they have filed a complaint with the city of Los Angeles, the first potential step toward litigation to try to hold the city, LAPD and officer Sanchez responsible for the death of Kenneth French. They also revealed Kenneth French lived with schizophrenia and said while he’d had medication issues in the past, he didn’t at the time of the incident at Costco. 26, Kenneth French’s family, including his parents Russell and Paola French, spoke out about the shooting of their son at a Costco by off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer Salvador Sanchez, according to Disability Scoop. Russell and Paola, who both have lasting injuries as a result of also being shot by Sanchez, said they begged Sanchez not to shoot their son and tried to explain his disability. Galipo, maintains “the shooting was excessive and completely unjustified.” While both parties agree French pushed the officer while in line at Costco, the Frenchs’ lawyer, Dale K. According to the Los Angeles Times, a grand jury reviewing the case against officer Salvador Sanchez declined to file charges for the death of Kenneth French and injuries to his parents, Russell and Paola French, based on camera surveillance footage and eyewitness evidence. 25, Riverside County, California, prosecutors announced they would not file charges against Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer Salvador Sanchez for shooting and killing a man with disabilities while off-duty in Costco in June.
