This story is not about the fatal encounter Anthony Lowe had with police. This is about what led up to it -- the stabbing of a man who was crossing the street when he and police say Lowe jumped out of his wheelchair and stabbed him. And today, for the first time in this exclusive report, he tells us his story.
against use of force against a person with a disability. But what led up to that fatal encounter is a story that has never been told, until now.
"Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Towards my injuries. Yes, I did. Seeing that blood gushing out of you. Yes, I did. I thought I was a doctor right there." "As I was crossing the street, I noticed halfway down the crossing… when the green light was on for me to cross the street. I know that he got off his wheelchair and had to stop and takes about three or four steps and looks at me, but I think nothing of it, right? So when we were at the same level – me and him – on the side, he just told me, ‘Are you all right?’ And I had my hand as well because I carried a black duffel bag. I try and look at it and I go, ‘Yes.
Ramiro, a man of faith, thanked God for what he calls a miracle. He also credits a kind stranger for calling 911. And the Huntington Park police officer, he says, saved his life by applying pressure to his wound and reassuring him he was going to be okay.
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