美截肢非裔男遭警连轰10枪身亡 警察暴力争议再起[影]
美国29岁非裔男子上月遭员警殴打致死,引发全国抗议之际,网路流传一段摄于加州的影片,显示另名双腿截肢非裔男子企图逃跑时遭警连开10枪当街击毙,再度引发执法过当争议。
Huntington Park, California police officers shoot dead Anthony Lowe Jr, a double amputee man who tried to run away from them on the stumps of his legs. The cops said they were afraid Lowe would throw the knife he had at them. pic.twitter.com/y4FjqED4Hy
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 31, 2023
法新社报导,目击者从不同角度拍摄的影片显示,被控刺伤他人、并遭员警以武器瞄准后,36岁非裔男子洛威(Anthony Lowe)决定抛弃轮椅逃生,警察随即发射约10发子弹,导致洛威当场毙命。
洛杉矶郡(Los Angeles County)亨丁敦公园市(Huntington Park)警方表示,他们于上月26日下午3时许接获报案,称1名坐在轮椅上的男子无端刺伤他人,数名警员随即前往现场处理。
警方指出,他们赶到现场后,发现该名凶嫌拿着1把长12英寸(约30公分)的屠刀,但他无视放下武器的要求,并威胁要「掷刀」伤人,警方2度动用电击枪,仍无法制伏他,于是选择开枪。
影片画面可见,洛威手上持有一个闪亮物品,但他并未企图靠近警员。
https://twitter.com/martinwalsh/status/1620641177765826562?s=20&t=JBMbPNHwkYuTQAFa-H5new
负责调查这起案件的洛杉矶郡警察部门表示,该名男子身体中枪,当场被宣告死亡。
洛威的家人告诉洛杉矶时报(Los Angeles Times),他患有精神疾病。
In Huntington Park now: @ChristianGHC, one of the attorneys representing Anthony Lowe’s family, announced he has filed a claim against the city, the first step toward a civil lawsuit. 📸: @bfeinzimer pic.twitter.com/0FW2plAtQE
— Julia Barajas (@julia_p_barajas) February 2, 2023
洛威的母亲朵萝西(Dorothy Lowe)今天告诉媒体记者,她希望对儿子的死采取行动,「他们杀死我儿子的方式…我儿子失去双腿,还坐轮椅,他们确实应该处理此事,我也想为儿子伸张正义」。
「纽约邮报」(New York Post)则引述其家属说法报导,洛威是在去年在德州与警察发生另场争执后失去双腿。
此前,在1月7日,另名29岁非裔男子尼科尔斯(Tyre Nichols)疑因鲁莽驾驶遭到拦检,并被警员拖出车外痛殴,3天后在医院不治。此案在美国多地掀起抗议浪潮,也引发警察执法过当的讨论。案发后,5名涉案警员全数遭到革职,并面临二级谋杀等罪名。
Also Huntington Park… I just want y’all to note how this homeless man is already laid on the floor stretched out and they still have guns pointed at him. https://t.co/IYtyjMqpF6 pic.twitter.com/TGE82SB9tB
— Leti (@xicote__) February 2, 2023
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