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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-off-duty-officer-shot-man-who-hit-him-in-costco/ar-AACUuDt?ocid=spartandhp
"Off-Duty LAPD Office Fatally Shoots Man Inside Corona Costco, Wounds 2 Others"
CORONA, Calif. An off-duty police officer opened fire inside a Costco Wholesale warehouse store, killing a man who had attacked him and wounding two others, the Corona Police Department said.
Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside assaulted the Los Angeles Police Department officer Friday night while he was holding his young child, the department said in a statement Saturday. The officer fired his gun, hitting French and two of French's relatives, the department said.
French was killed, the department said. The relatives are in critical conditions at hospitals.
The officer, whose identity is being withheld, was treated and released at a nearby hospital, and the officer's child was not injured, the department said.
The officer was the only person who fired shots in the store, the department said.
"Off-Duty LAPD Office Fatally Shoots Man Inside Corona Costco, Wounds 2 Others"
CORONA, Calif. An off-duty police officer opened fire inside a Costco Wholesale warehouse store, killing a man who had attacked him and wounding two others, the Corona Police Department said.
Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside assaulted the Los Angeles Police Department officer Friday night while he was holding his young child, the department said in a statement Saturday. The officer fired his gun, hitting French and two of French's relatives, the department said.
French was killed, the department said. The relatives are in critical conditions at hospitals.
The officer, whose identity is being withheld, was treated and released at a nearby hospital, and the officer's child was not injured, the department said.
The officer was the only person who fired shots in the store, the department said.
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Current cops receive "warrior" training run by private entities. They aren't getting this mentality
tblue37
Jun 2019
#17
I think there are some statistics that show ex military less likely to escalate
delisen
Jun 2019
#37
But again, I don't think stand your ground laws allow you to shoot relatives of your attacker.
LisaL
Jun 2019
#11
Well, cops are not typically great marksmen. They just spray bullets in the vicinity of a
tblue37
Jun 2019
#14
True--but we have innumerable reports of cops firing large numbers of bullets that go all over the
tblue37
Jun 2019
#40
"The media" is understaffed and barely has time to regurgitate police reports.
lostnfound
Jun 2019
#71
He killed a guy and almost killed two others because he was afraid of getting his ass kicked.
Iggo
Jun 2019
#45
He didn't need to shoot. This is california. It's not exactly Afghanistan or syria.
lindysalsagal
Jun 2019
#47
How is it a good shoot? One person reportedly attacked him, yet he shot three people.
LisaL
Jun 2019
#49
Its more likely that the officer had arrested, or had some other police related contact
Calista241
Jun 2019
#68