[Guns N' Coffee]

California cops shoot dead double amputee, 36, as he tries to run away from them on his stumps: Police department says officers feared he was going to 'throw his knife at them'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tries-run.html

Anthony Lowe Jr. was killed by Huntington Park Police officers on Thursday
He had just stabbed someone and was trying to flee on his stumps
The officers fired at least eight shots at Lowe Jr, who died at the scene

A group of California police officers shot and killed a double amputee on Thursday as he tried to run away from them on his stumps after jumping out of his wheelchair.

The three cops from Huntington Park Police Department were filmed firing at least eight shots at Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old father-of-two.

His family say he lost the lower halves of his legs recently after an altercation with police in Texas.

Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked, according to the police department, and was trying to run away from two officers on Thursday.

First, they tried to Tase him, chasing him as he ran down the sidewalk, away from the wheelchair he had leaped from.

He turned and tried to hurry away from them, clutching a large butcher's knife in one hand.

A second police car arrived, from which a third cop emerged. Within 15 seconds of the third officer arriving, they fired multiple shots, shooting Lowe in the upper torso.

Once he was on the ground lying on his stomach, they placed him in handcuffs.

'The suspect was tased at least twice by Huntington Park Officers but the deployment of the taser was ineffective.

'The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred,' the LA County Sheriff's Office release said.

Lowe Jr. later died at the scene. His family is now demanding answers from the police department.

The officers involved have not yet been named.

Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the LA County Sheriff's Office said the cops involved had been placed on leave 'for a few days' but that no official disciplinary action had been taken.

The LA County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the incident, which comes three weeks after unarmed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by a different group of police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.

'They murdered my son, in a wheelchair with no legs. They do need to do something about it,' his mother, Dorothy Lowe, said at a press conference on Sunday.

The family told The LA Times that he lost the lower half of his legs recently following a different altercation with police in Texas.

He had been living with his mother as a result of the injury.

On the day of his death, she says he'd told her he was going to McDonald's.

It's unclear who he is alleged to have stabbed, or what that person's condition is now.

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[wildaxboxer]

Thats fkd up...how in god's name did they feel threatened enough to shoot him

[jackson]

[deadhorsey]

Takes more skill to hit a smaller target.

[kellyhound]

Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the LA County Sheriff's Office said the cops involved had been placed on leave 'for a few days' but that no official disciplinary action had been taken.

the officers will remain off duty while they undergo psychological examinations. When they return to their posts, they will temporarily be removed from street patrol duties and tasked with administrative work.

Thursday was not the first time Anthony Lowe Jr. had a violent encounter with police officers. His older sister told the media on Monday that both his legs were amputated after an incident with a Texas State Patrol trooper. The family also harbors doubts about that episode, which occurred last year, but have not offered any further details regarding it.

[mothmon]

Likely lost his legs in a high speed chase where luckily, only he ended up maimed. At any rate, it's all on him for the self-destructive choices he made in life. Why he didn't throw down the knife when ordered to do so - multiple times, I'm sure - is another choice he made, and the most fateful one. Now the idiot is dead, with no loss of anyone's life other than his own (how's the person he stabbed though?). It was a serious potential deadly threat to those cops when you think about it, making threatening motions with his knife as if to throw it. All it would take is one lucky toss of that knife at an officer's chest and... well, you know the drill.

[Major_Tom]

Going out on a limb here, but legally he doesnt have a leg to stand on. He was two feet away from safety, now he knees an ambulance.

[hughjardon67]

Originally Posted by Major_Tom ↗

Going out on a limb here, but legally he doesnt have a leg to stand on. He was two feet away from safety, now he knees an ambulance.

And because of that, they made short work of him.

[hughjardon67]

Normally I'd say WTF, but I'm getting tired of the crime and nincompoops getting away with murder (and literally, in some cases). Maybe some will learn from this and get back in line before they become a grease stain on the sidewalk.

[Eternally Solo]

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