Initial reports had French having a Mohawk haircut. Maybe that was a bad report or they possibly cherry picked this photo.
I wonder if this guy ever served time and or had been arrested by LAPD, possibly by this same cop.
“Initial reports had French having a Mohawk haircut.”
My understanding was that witnesses described “a man” with a mohawk, but was not specifically IDed as French.
Maybe the cop had a military style haircut that was mistaken for a mohawk?
I've seen 4 or 5 pics of the man. In all, he had short hair, was clean shaven and had a neat appearance. It's possible he recently changed his appearance, but not many people change from clean cut to punk rocker at 32.
I noticed some witnesses described the "man with a mohawk arguing with a woman with a child", though the officer is described as a man. Family described French as "non-verbal" and it's hard to argue when you don't speak. It's possible French was not the "man with a mohawk".
Also, it's hard to imagine releasing a person involved in a shooting before at least reviewing the video, assuming at least one of the many, many cameras in the Costco captured to event. The only exception would be if the shooter is LEO.
Or was diverted from racking up his real record because of his issues?