There was not a certified arrest and control instructor. Her attorney, Bradley Gage, told on Sunday: 'We believe Houston was intentionally attacked. Huffman claims the training exercise that led to her son's death 'had already been questioned' before he got hurt because of injuries suffered by other officers. LAPD officers are pictured carrying his casket during his funeral last Wednesday He was left with multiple breaks in his neck and suffered a 'catastrophic spinal injury' which caused his death, the suit claims. Officer Houston Tipping was 'repeatedly struck in the head severely enough that he bled' during the training activity. Huffman filed the complaint against the city on Friday, just two days after Tipping's funeral, alleging wrongful death, assault and battery and civil rights violations. Tipping was laid to rest last Wednesday during a funeral attended by the LAPD police chief Michel Moore, department leaders and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The department said Tipping was injured while 'grappling' with another officer and referred to his death as a 'horrible accident.' No one has been arrested or charged over his death.
The five-year LAPD veteran also obtained multiple injuries that required stitches.
Tipping, 32, was left with multiple breaks in his neck and suffered a 'catastrophic spinal injury' which caused his death, the suit claims. Officer Houston Tipping was 'repeatedly struck in the head severely enough that he bled' during a training activity, a lawsuit filed by his mother, Shirley Huffman, alleges. The Los Angeles Police Department has been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit after an officer was 'beaten to death' in a training exercise meant to 'simulate a mob attack'.
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