Posted on 01/31/2023 2:01:19 PM PST by algore
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
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
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Is this Saturday night live?
This should be fun
Pretzel time
The most bizarre thing ive seen in a while
Mr. Stumpy McStabby picked a bad day to be crazy.
His family is now demanding answers from the police department.
And just what answers would they like? Send them a copy of the video and tell them to figure it out.
Where’s a bowling ball when you need one? 🎳
He appears to be slow learner. Better luck next time? Oh, too late.
just cut to the chase...
>> as he tried to run away from them on his stumps
“stumps” is the best description the Daily Mail could conceive?
🤣
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’
01/31/2023 9:35:06 AM PST · by Morgana · 73 replies
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But the president said they need to be trained to shoot at the legs, right?
How would that work out?
Lol, I see.
See? Cops just want to kill somebody.
The cops took it as a mortal threat.
It is hard to believe the police did something this stupid. A new low.
Yes — this stabber won’t be stabbing anyone every again. However we have laws and the perp should have been prosecuted rather than executed by these stupid policemen.
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