Next-door neighbor Marlon Calimlim said he only learned of Kenneth’s disability when he heard it on news reports after the shooting. No one answered the door at the French’s home Sunday, where an American flag flew on a pole out front. “He’s not the kind to trade words, so I don’t believe that a verbal confrontation happened.” Kenneth French was “non-violent, non-aggressive, non-verbal,” and “he has to be pretty much monitored,” Shureih said, still speaking of his cousin in the present tense during the interview. The Corona Police Department also said its investigators are working with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office in evaluating the shooting. It is conducting an administrative investigation of the incident, according to Corona police. The officer works in LAPD’S Southwest Division, the department said. The off-duty police officer has not been publicly named and could not be reached for comment on Sunday. The cousin, Rick Shureih, said the family is shocked, and looking for answers. Update: Attorney says officer was knocked out, came to and fired gun to protect himself, son Corona police said Saturday their investigation showed French had assaulted the officer in an unprovoked confrontation. Kenneth French, 32, died Friday night at the discount store. A 32-year-old man shot dead by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer inside a Corona Costco was mentally disabled and described Sunday by a cousin a “gentle giant,” while the man’s parents were the two people critically wounded by the same officer, the cousin said.
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