California cops fatally shot a double amputee on Thursday as he tried to evade arrest by getting out of his wheelchair and hopping away on, according to reports.
Officers fired roughly 10 rounds at Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old father of two whose household stated misplaced his legs in one other encounter with police in Texas.
The Huntington Park Police Division stated they had been known as to the scene after Lowe stabbed somebody with out provocation.
After leaping out of his wheelchair, Lowe Jr. hopped down the road away from police, who initially tried to tase him.
One other police automotive arrived on the scene as Lowe — who was carrying a butcher’s knife — continued to flee.
A police officer who bought out of the backup cruiser opened hearth on Lowe Jr., who slumped over on his abdomen and was handcuffed.
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He died on the scene.
The division stated the officer fired at Lowe Jr. as a result of he was afraid that he was going to throw the knife at him, in keeping with experiences.
“The suspect was tased at least twice by Huntington Park Officers but the deployment of the taser was ineffective,” in keeping with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace. “The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred.”
Lowe Jr.’s members of the family are questioning the usage of power given his bodily limitations.
“They murdered my son, in a wheelchair with no legs,” stated his mom, Dorothy Lowe, at a Sunday press convention. “They do need to do something about it.”
The household told the Los Angeles Times that he had his legs amputated after a previous confrontation with police, however didn’t provide particulars.
Huntington Park cops don’t put on bodycams, and officers stated they don’t but intend to launch extra footage of the incident from close by surveillance cameras.
