The mother of Houston Tipping, 32, filed a notice of claim against the city Friday, alleging wrongful death, assault and battery, and other civil rights violations. Such claims are often a precursor to lawsuits.
A 32-year-old Los Angeles police officer who suffered fatal neck injuries during a department training last month had been getting beaten by other officers in an exercise meant to “simulate a mob,” according to a wrongful-death claim filed against the city by his mother.
Tipping’s mother, Shirley Huffman, attended the funeral but did not speak at it. She filed her notice of claim against the city Friday, alleging wrongful death, assault and battery and other civil rights violations. Such claims are often a precursor to lawsuits. Huffman also alleged that the training exercise “had already been questioned” before Tipping was hurt because of injuries suffered by other officers.
“It is tragic and we’re all saddened by his loss,” Muniz said of Tipping, a five-year veteran of the force.and described his death as a horrible accident. But it has provided few other details.Huffman’s claim calls for unspecified financial compensation, as well as punitive damages from the city. It also called for the city to preserve all evidence in the matter, including “videos of the entire training exercise and actions taken against Officer Tipping.
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