Between a video circulating on social media, American police killed an African-American amputee in California who was killed by police in Huntington Park when they stepped in to stop a knife attack. According to the video, Anthony Lowe, 36, showed up as he walked away. He used a wheelchair to try and run on what was left of his legs, while several police officers pointed their weapons at him.
The footage does not clearly show what happened next, but it is proven that the police shot Lowe; Which led to his death.
According to the Huntington Park police in Los Angeles, the police intervened during a knife attack on a man in a wheelchair.
The police statement, which was reported by several US media outlets, added that the suspect, who had the 30cm knife, ignored police orders to throw it away.
The police said that the police used a stun gun twice, but were unable to subdue him.
The suspect continued to threaten the officers with a butcher’s knife; As a result, he was shot dead by a police officer, without specifying the number of police officers who opened fire, the report said.
Available video clips show Anthony Lowe holding a knife-like object in his hands.
It shows how the man turns away from the police and does not go to them. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, which is investigating, two officers opened fire about 10 times at Lowe, who was shot in the chest and died at the scene.
