Police in Huntington Park, Calif., opened fire with a fusillade of bullets and killed a double leg amputee man who was trying to fly on his stumps..A total of eight shots were fired by three officers at Anthony Lowe Jr., 36, after he had apparently stabbed someone.. Lowe shootingLowe shooting .When the shots where fired, Lowe jumped out of his wheelchair and was trying to get away on his stumps..Officers first Tasered Lowe as he held a large butcher knife in his hand, but it had no effect..As he was trying to flee, officers then opened fire before placing Lowe in handcuffs..He was pronounced dead at the scene.. Anthony LoweAnthony Lowe ."The suspect was tased at least twice by Huntington Park Officers, but the deployment of the taser was ineffective," said the LA County Sheriff's Office in a release.."The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred.".The Thursday incident left the Lowe family demanding answers.."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. .According to the The LA Times, Lowes' family said he had lost his legs in a previous encounter with police in Texas.
Police in Huntington Park, Calif., opened fire with a fusillade of bullets and killed a double leg amputee man who was trying to fly on his stumps..A total of eight shots were fired by three officers at Anthony Lowe Jr., 36, after he had apparently stabbed someone.. Lowe shootingLowe shooting .When the shots where fired, Lowe jumped out of his wheelchair and was trying to get away on his stumps..Officers first Tasered Lowe as he held a large butcher knife in his hand, but it had no effect..As he was trying to flee, officers then opened fire before placing Lowe in handcuffs..He was pronounced dead at the scene.. Anthony LoweAnthony Lowe ."The suspect was tased at least twice by Huntington Park Officers, but the deployment of the taser was ineffective," said the LA County Sheriff's Office in a release.."The suspect attempted to throw the butcher knife at the officers again, at which time an officer involved shooting occurred.".The Thursday incident left the Lowe family demanding answers.."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. .According to the The LA Times, Lowes' family said he had lost his legs in a previous encounter with police in Texas.
