To which Hestrin added, “I’m not saying there isn’t a problem with the shooting … I could not clear this officer of any wrongdoing.” “I don’t believe there is any evidence that he was knocked unconscious,” Hestrin said. Three shots hit French in the back, one hit him in the shoulder, one hit his mother in the stomach and one hit his father in the back, Corona Police Chief George Johnstone said.Įarly in the investigation, one of Sanchez’s attorneys said Sanchez fired his gun after briefly being knocked unconscious. Joe DelGiudice, the DA’s chief of investigations, said his office determined that 3.8 seconds elapsed from the time French struck Sanchez in the back of the head to the time Sanchez fired the first of 10 shots. A third person, believed to be French’s mother, then crawls into camera view, before all three fall to the floor. A person wearing a striped shirt believed to be French can be seen being pushed away by someone, possibly his father. The initial contact between French and Sanchez was not visible. The grainy video that was filmed from far away, however, does not clearly show what happened. The approximately one-minute video was made public and played Wednesday for the media. It’s a terrible tragedy,” Salzman said in an interview.Īfter learning of the grand jury’s decision Tuesday, the District Attorney’s Office asked the judge that had sealed the much-discussed but never publicly seen surveillance video of the incident to lift his order. “He is an outstanding young man who faced a horrible situation and acted within the law.

Ira Salzman, the attorney for Sanchez, said he was happy for his client. Galipo added that he and the French family would speak Thursday at a news conference in Corona.

The decision he said “is not going to deter us from seeking justice through a federal civil rights lawsuit.” He has already filed a complaint with the city of Los Angeles, a precursor to a lawsuit if the complaint is denied.

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