INDIO, Calif. (AP) — A former Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a mentally ill man who attacked him in a Costco store won't be retried for voluntary manslaughter, prosecutors said.
Last month a mistrial was declared after jurors in Riverside County deadlocked, with a majority in favor of acquittal.
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The officer fired seconds later, fatally wounding French and critically injuring the man's parents, Russell and Paola French.
He was fired in 2020 after the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners ruled that his actions violated departmental policy.
Persons:
—, Salvador Sanchez, Kenneth French, general's, Sanchez, Michael Schwartz, ” Schwartz, Russell, Paola French, French
Organizations:
Costco, California Department of Justice, Riverside Press, Enterprise, Riverside, LAPD, Los Angeles Board of Police
Locations:
INDIO, Calif, Los, Corona, Los Angeles, Riverside County