CORONA, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a mentally ill man fatally shot by an off-duty officer in a Costco store in Corona remain hospitalized and their lawyer says neither is well enough to be interviewed by police.
Attorney Dale Galipo told the L.A. Times that Paola French was in a coma and in critical condition as of Wednesday. Her husband, Russell French, was in serious condition.
According to Corona Police, detectives are continuing to interview witnesses and evaluate video and forensic evidence from the store.
Thirty-two year old Kenneth French was shot and killed last Friday by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer. The officer says French attacked him without provocation. Galipo acknowledges French put his hand on the officer, but says it was hardly an attack. French lived with his parents.
