The Autism City: The shooting at Costco
Originally published October 29, 2019 by Forbes
![Kenneth French, top, with his parents Paola French and Russell French in a family photo](https://www.cds.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kenneth-french-927x1024.jpg)
Kenneth French, top, with his parents Paola French and Russell French in a family photo. Russell and his wife, Paola French, were shot by an off-duty LAPD officer in the same incident where their son, Kenneth French, was killed by the same officer at a Costco in June. (Photo Courtesy of French Family)
The California disability community is calling for accountability after an off-duty police officer shot 10 bullets in five seconds at an adult man with a developmental disability – and the man’s parents – when the man became agitated and pushed the officer to the ground. More than 50 people protested the district attorney’s decision not to prosecute and other advocates pushed for increased disability awareness training in police training academies.
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