Houston Tipping: LAPD officer, 32, 'beaten to death' during brutal training exercise
An officer was allegedly "beaten to death" during a training exercise meant to "simulate a mob attack". The Los Angeles Police Department has now been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the victim's mother, Shirley Huffman, alleges that Officer Houston Tipping was "repeatedly struck in the head severely enough that he bled" during a training activity.
Tipping, 32, suffered multiple breaks in his neck and suffered a "catastrophic spinal injury", which led to his death, according to the suit. Multiple injuries on his body also required stitches. The department said that the officer was injured while "grappling" with another officer during the training. It referred to Tipping's death as a "horrible accident". No one has been arrested or charged over his death at present.
