By Michael FinneganLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A federal jury awarded $17 million in damages on Wednesday to the family of a mentally disabled man who was fatally shot by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer inside a Costco in Corona. Officers exit the Corona Costco following a fatal shooting involving an off-duty LAPD officer inside the wholesale warehouse store on June 14, 2019. That finding effectively made the city of Los Angeles liable for damages. "Make no mistake about it, if Officer Sanchez at the time had not had that weapon by virtue of his LAPD police officer status, this wouldn't have happened. ©2021 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 28, 2021 19:56 UTC