Jury to Decide if Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting of Double Amputee

Background of the Incident

• 📌 Anthony Low Jr., a 36-year-old Black male and double amputee, was fatally shot 11 times by Huntington Park Police officers on January 26.
• ⚠️ Officers claimed they feared for their lives because Low was allegedly brandishing a knife.
• 🔪 A 12-inch butcher knife fell out of Low's wheelchair, which he reportedly grabbed after falling to the ground.

Legal Proceedings and Judge's Ruling

• ⚖️ A California judge has ruled that a civil case to determine if police used excessive and unreasonable force will be settled by a jury.
• 🔍 The judge stated that the video footage does not objectively demonstrate reasonable police conduct, as it does not clearly show Low threatening the officers.
• 🗓️ A civil trial is scheduled for January 12, 2026, where a jury will decide if the officers' use of force was reasonable or reckless.

Lawsuit Details and Family's Perspective

• 🏛️ The family's lawsuit against officers Munoz, Bis, Gus, and the City of Huntington Park includes charges of wrongful death, assault, battery, negligence, and unreasonable force.
• 🗣️ The family's attorney stated there was no reason to shoot a double amputee in the back 11 times who was hobbling away, asserting that neither the officers nor the public were threatened.
• 📢 Law enforcement's initial spin allegedly omitted that Low was in a wheelchair and a double amputee, focusing instead on the knife and the reason for the 911 call.

Critiques of Police Action

• 🎯 The video footage does not appear to show immediate danger to the officers or others, questioning the justification for lethal force.
• ❓ The speaker questions why officers are trained in non-lethal combat and equipped with tasers and batons if not to use them in such situations.
• 💔 The situation is described as officers making a decision that shot a man in a wheelchair 11 times in the back while he was trying to get away, with no reasonable argument for such force.