California Man Killed in Costco Shooting Had an Intellectual Disability, Family Says

California Man Killed in Costco Shooting Had an Intellectual Disability, Family Says
Customers shop at a Costco store in Chicago, Illinois, on Dec. 12, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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A California man who was shot dead by an off-duty police officer at a Costco on June 14 was nonverbal and had an intellectual disability, according to family members.

Corona Police Department officials said 32-year-old Kenneth French from Riverside was killed after he allegedly assaulted an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer who was holding his young child while shopping at Costco Wholesale in Corona, according to a statement.