A Los Angeles police officer who died of neck injuries suffered during training had been beaten by fellow officers in an exercise meant to “simulate a mob,” according to a wrongful-death claim filed against the city by his mother.
Houston Ryan Tipping, 32, was hurt May 26 at the police academy and died three days later. His funeral Wednesday was attended by police Chief Michel Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Tipping’s mother, Shirley Huffman, filed her notice of claim against the city Friday, alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations. Such claims are often a precursor to lawsuits.
Huffman alleges her son was “repeatedly struck in the head severely enough that he bled” and that he suffered multiple breaks in his neck, which caused his death.
The claim also alleges the training exercise “had already been questioned” before Tipping was hurt because of injuries suffered by other officers.
Capt. Kelly Muniz, a police spokesperson, told the Los Angeles Times that the department could not comment on the claim. The department has launched its own investigation into the incident, in part to determine whether “there are any changes that need to be made,” Muniz said.
Tipping, a five-year department veteran, had worked as a patrol officer in the San Fernando Valley.
Original Article – https://abc7.com/lapd-police-officer-beaten-exercise/11995374/
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This should never happen, the officers involved should be fired and criminally charged and the family should sue for monetary compensation and to have this problem fixed so that it never happens again!