(CNN) The off-duty officer accused of shooting and killing a man last week after an altercation at a Costco store in California is on administrative leave, his department said. Officer Salvador Sanchez is on leave as the Los Angeles Police Department conducts an administrative investigation into whether his use of deadly force "complied with LAPD's policies and procedures," the agency said Wednesday in a news release. Sanchez was holding his young child while shopping with his family on June 14 at the store in Corona, California, where he allegedly was assaulted by Kenneth French, police have said. Sanchez fired his gun, killing French, 32, and injuring two others. The officer's gun is the only weapon in the case, police have said.

Source: CNN June 21, 2019 10:41 UTC