![]() ![]() Sanchez, who was off-duty at the time, fatally shot Kennetah French, a 32-year-old intellectually disabled man, and critically wounded his parents at a Costco in Corona back in June. Galipo, give their reaction, to the Riverside District Attorney’s Office’s announcement yesterday of no criminal charges against LAPD Officer Salvador Sanchez, during a press conference at the Ayres Suites-Corona West in Corona on Thursday, Sep. "This arrest is a political stunt that does absolutely nothing to protect the public.A photo of Kenneth French, left, his mother Paola and father Russell, sits on display as members of the French family and their attorney, Dale K. He was off duty acting as a father in self-defense and protecting his child. Sal was not acting as a police officer when he was attacked. "The arrest of Sal Sanchez is a product of the politically motivated program by the California Attorney General to prosecute Police Officers. ![]() The Riverside Grand Jury heard all the evidence in this matter and concluded there was no basis for any criminal issues. ![]() At the time of the incident he believed he was protecting himself and his baby from being killed. "He was also knocked unconscious momentarily. "Sal Sanchez was holding his baby when he was violently attacked and knocked to the ground along with his baby," said attorney David Winslow. In a statement, Sanche'z attorney called the charges a political stunt. Hestrin declined to discuss in public what information was presented to the grand jurors. The grand jury did not indict Sanchez, and without a charge, transcripts of its hearing were kept sealed. That’s largely because Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin opted in August and September 2019 to present the investigative findings to a grand jury, rather than to directly decide if Sanchez’s actions were lawful. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. The I-Team spoke with family member(s) of Kenneth French, the man who was shot by an off-duty LAPD officer inside a Costco in Corona. The LAPD found in June, 2020 that Sanchez’s actions that night were unreasonable and had violated the department’s rules for use of lethal force, but many of the details of what happened before and after the shooting were withheld from public view. on Jbecause, Sanchez said, he thought he had also seen a gun in the French’s hand, something later determined by police to be untrue. Sanchez, who was seen publicly for the first time during the I-Team’s report on March 2, 2021, said he began firing at French around 7:45 p.m. “No matter who you are, nobody is above the law.” “Ultimately, any loss of life is a tragedy and being licensed to carry a gun doesn’t mean you're not accountable for how you use it,” Bonta said in the statement. Read: Criminal Complaint Filed Against Ex-LAPD Officer Sanchez was arrested early Monday in Riverside County, California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said in a statement, approximately six months after NBC4 was first to show body worn video and other police evidence captured on the night of the shooting.īonta’s office said the charges followed its review of the case as allowed under the California Constitution. Police video obtained by NBC4's I-Team captured the chaotic moments after the June 2019 shooting. Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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