A Los Angeles police officer violated department policy when he fatally shot a mentally disabled man and wounded the man’s parents while shopping at a Costco, the Police Commission ruled Wednesday.
and wounded the man’s parents while shopping at a Costco, the Police Commission ruled Wednesday.
David Winslow, an attorney for Sanchez, said the officer perceived a deadly threat and acted to defend himself and his child. Sanchez fell to the ground. He thought he had been shot and thought he saw French still pointing a gun at him and his son, he told investigators. He pulled out his own gun and fired twice at French. Shoppers screamed and ran.
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