Our officer suffered minor injuries in the incident and was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released. 'The Los Angeles Police Department has learned that one of our off-duty patrol officers assigned to Southwest Division was involved in a shooting in Corona Friday night. Several witnesses said they heard an argument break out near the freezer section of the store before shots rang out.The officer was treated and released from an area hospital, Kraft said. "They (officers) went inside and encountered four subjects down," Edwards said. Jeff Edwards of the Corona Police Department. Robert Newman at 95 or via email at officers originally responded to the shots-fired call at the store, they anticipated an active-shooter situation, according to Lt. Such administrative investigations, which can often take months, ultimately land in front of the Police Commission to determine if the officer acted within department policy.Īnyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about it was asked to contact Corona Police Lt. The LAPD is conducting its own administrative investigation, in conjunction with Corona Police, according to the department. As is standard procedure in such investigations, the Corona Police Department is working closely with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, who will be evaluating the facts and circumstances of this incident." The LAPD declined to identify the officer, but said he had been placed on administrative duty.Ĭorona Police said the officer's gun "was the only weapon involved in the incident, contrary to earlier reports. The off-duty officer - assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Station - suffered minor injuries, Officer Greg Kraft of the LAPD's Media Relations Section said. Shureih said the family is working on hiring a lawyer and is seeking the name of the off-duty officer, as well as surveillance video and witness accounts to try to understand what happened. Truth will come out! I'm sure this was a misunderstanding that got escalated for no reason! If anyone was a witness please get in contact with us." This is a family that was unarmed and was just grocery shopping. "Do they look intimidating to you? Did he really have to shoot them all? I'm posting this picture because the stories on social media have made them out to be the suspects, and the off-duty cop the victim. Related: Gunman dead, 2 injured in second California Costco shooting in three days Update: Cop's lawyer says client was attacked before fatally shooting disabled man Two other people, identified by Shureih as French's parents, Russell and Paola French, were critically injured in the shooting. We need justice to prevail! Please review the surveillance tape!"įrench was killed in the shooting 7:46 p.m. "Our family has witness accounts that do not match up to the original story.
"City of Corona Police Department my family has faith that you will do the right thing and arrest the gunman!" Rick Shureih, cousin of Kenneth French, 32, wrote on Facebook Monday morning. The cousin of a man who was fatally shot by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer inside a Corona Costco store stepped up pressure on investigators Monday, saying the lawman who pulled the trigger should be behind bars.