Officer Houston Ryan Tipping died May 29, three days after the training accident at the agency's Elysian Park academy. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Tipping was working as a bike instructor in a scenario that involved grappling with another officer.
During the exercise, Tipping fell to the floor and suffered a spinal cord injury. Other officers present initiated CPR until Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics arrived, police said.
Wrongful death claims are often precursors to lawsuits. Capt. Kelly Muniz, a spokeswoman for the LAPD, told The Times that the department could not comment on the claim or the nature of the training exercise. She added that the LAPD has launched its own investigation into the incident, in part to determine whether"there are any changes that need to be made.''
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