Posted on 05/30/2022 11:23:18 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A Los Angeles Police Department officer died Sunday, three days after he was injured in an accident during training.
Officer Houston Tipping, a bike instructor, was grappling with another officer in a training exercise at the Elysian Park Academy when he fell and “suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury,” the LAPD said in a press release.
Despite the efforts of other officers, the Los Angeles Fire Department and medical professionals at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Tipping died on Sunday...
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Sounds like he was picked up and dropped on his head. Grappling indeed!
Seems like something other than grappling was involved. Did he fall off an elevated platform?
Possibly, a judo or wrestling throw and his head wasn’t tucked.
RIP Dear Officer.....prayers of comfort to the family and friends.
“Watch out for Jones there; he killed the last guy he trained with, bare handed.”
The first thing combatives trains is how to fall. You gotta mitigate the quick stop before you can learn how to throw....
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