Lawyer Says LAPD Chief’s Explanation for Officer’s Training Death Is ‘Untrue’

Lawyer Says LAPD Chief’s Explanation for Officer’s Training Death Is ‘Untrue’
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore speaks during a vigil with members of professional associations and the interfaith community at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in Los Angeles, on June 5, 2020. Mark J. Terrill/File/AP Photo
Jamie Joseph
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LOS ANGELES—The attorney representing the family of a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who died on May 29 as a result of a training incident pushed back against the police chief’s claims that the officer didn’t sustain any head injuries and that the death was an accident.

Attorney Bradley Gage filed a damage claim against the City of Los Angeles on behalf of Shirley Huffman—mother of Houston Ryan Tipping, the LAPD officer who was critically injured during a simulated mob training on May 26 and died three days later. Gage alleges that Tipping was beaten to death by other officers in the exercise.

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Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
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