Woman Says LAPD Shot Her Husband Because He Was Black

July 14th, 2008

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A Los Angeles woman says that LAPD officers opened fire on her husband, killing him for no other reason than that he was Black, The Los Angeles Daily News reports. Laura Cox, who filed a lawsuit against the department last week, is claiming discrimination, civil-rights violations, wrongful death, negligence and battery in the March 1 episode. She told the News that her husband was in a car accident, which left him dazed and disoriented, so when officers asked him to step out of the car, he was unable to respond immediately. “He did not attempt to flee the scene, he merely began running for his life when the defendants opened fire on him for no reason,” the lawsuit says. “Mrs. Cox contends that the defendants would not have fatally shot her husband to death had he not been African-American.” Laura Cox is seeking unspecified damages. That account does not jibe with the officers’ version. They contend that the 38-year-old man crashed his speeding truck into a tree, and when officers ordered him to surrender – for more than 15 minutes – he threatened them. Next, he fled, pointing something at them that looked like a gun, which forced officers to shoot him, the News reports. The item he was holding turned out to be a power adapter for a car cigarette lighter. He died shortly after arriving at California Hospital Medical Center.

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Mrs. P. Said on

UMLAW:

Racism isn’t new and whether you believe my ethnicity or not is irrelevant. Sometimes the most educated people have the least common sense. You suffer from that affliction. Lack of common sense. This racism thing is bigger than you and your little naive opinions. I truly wish it were untrue. It is what it is.

Good night all.



shannlinwo Said on

So are there any BLACK officers in that part of the USA…if so where are they when things like this go down.



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Mad Marv Said on

Black people, When white cops stop you. Respond like u got good sense cuz they don’t care how big you are or how bad u think u are! Just give em reason beat on you, place u in jail or find yourself dead!!!! Who wants that???



T Brown Said on

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lindy Said on

WHEN BLACK PEOPLE DO THE RIGHT THING THEY STILL GET BEAT AND KILL SO WHAT THE HELL MAD MARY



street law in Pa. Said on

Listen people,

Let’s not let the media get us at one another over this,you know they have a way of writting/pritting what they want us to read or watch!

The man above(God) sees all and punishes those accordingly!

I can say this because I am the parent of bi-racial kids-this is not about race,it’s about ignorace & the non-propper training of officers in difficult situations!
all officers who carry a firearm need to be trianed in how to defuse a situation without taking a life & at the same time of protecting their own lives as well! not every person deserves to die(no matter what they have did/done),does the bible not tell us that (GOD) said: ” Vengence Is Mine” !

” To those officers involved- I truelly pray for your souls ? If it ways done wrongfully? come judgement day and you have to answer for it in front of the almighty -I would not want to be in your shoes!



SHARONDA Said on

IF THEY THOT HE HAD A GUN WHY DINT THEY JUSS SHOOT IT OUT HIS HAND LIKE THEY DO IN DA MOVIES? THEY IGNORANT



Tee Said on

The LAPD need to be held accountable for shooting defenseless people? I am tired of reading about these (bully’s with a badge) ecspecially the LAPD murdering defenseless people. Where is the civilian review board when these people are being shot down and murdered in the street by the police? In the majority of these cases there is no gun. The police find that he/she had a wallet or his/her id in his/her hand. Most citizens are not familiar with the traffic stop process. We are not paying taxes for the police to come into communities to murder people. We are paying them to protect and serve. Killing, murdering should not be apart of protect and serve unless shots are being fired at the police. If shots are not being fired at police then why are they shooting? The police should not be murdering people that are not shooting at them. The police need to understand that the peoples lives are just as important as theirs. That they have families that love them too. These peoples lifes are important to their families too. There is alot wrong with our system in how these investigations are being handled because defenseless people are still being murdered by the police. Police Officers shooting should have to go before a diverse and fair jury of the community. The officer should not received paid administrative leave when involved in a shooting. If you cut off that pay there would be alot less shootings and murders by the police.



1/2 AND 1/2 Said on

Why?

MAY GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY AND KEEP THEM ALL IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS.

GOD BLESS



JUST BEING ME Said on

WHY?

STOP

JUST STOP

STOP KILLING OUR BLACK PEOPLE

Just being ME



calvin Said on

Let’s be honest…not all cops are bad. I’ve met some good cops in my day but there seems to be a small number that are trigger happy. Cops should only use deadly force if there lives are in danger. It is a tough job and I wasn’t there so I can’t really say whether or not they were racist or in the wrong based on this article.

BET needs to start providing more information in its articles. I have a feeling there is a lot more to this story.



Deedivah Said on

OK Daniel we all understand your point but just like you love yours we love ours just the same. The fact still remains this man had a head on accident with a tree. Dazed, confused, disoriented, bleeding. He probably had the phone charger in his hand thinking it was his cell phone. Maybe because of his condition after the accident. This has got to stop. I agree if you are gonna shoot then shoot to wound in the leg. But to shoot someone in the back is just wrong. Picture someone running and supposely having a gun in his hand at what point did he aim it at the officers and still get shot in the back… DUH…come on now…Not all officers are bad. I have several friends that are officers. But I have also encountered the ones that are just plain cocky, racist,nasty or down right mean.. Just because they are officer of the LAW they are still human beings. Some were A** holes before the force now they are A** holes with badges to protect them in their wrong doing….



Samuel Said on

No white man Daniel the fact is maybe this man was under the influrence of drugs ,and maybe he did point a charger at the police.But still shoot first and ask questions later is played out in our community..Pepper spray, taser, police dogs, or just maybe baking up and paying attention to whats in his hand could maybe save a life…..Gun happy officers who look for reasons to shoot will not be tolerated



Andrea' Said on

Is the police stories ever going to change ? Either your going to run them down that’s why they shoot or they were pionting something that look like a gun .This is Bull LA cops need to get their act together . They need a Top Cop like Philadelphia got he’s not taking that he’s firing any officer that get out of line or us excessive force.



Kareem Said on

The messed up thing about this incident, beside another innocent Black man losing his life at the hands of coward police, is they will get off without consequence – AGAIN!



Sistah Said on

There are no more words to say, it just happens to often, God bless and keep his family through this loss, what goes around comes around, they may get away for awaile but they pay in the end.



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