Ex-wife of double amputee shot dead by cops in Huntington Park says he was not ... trends now
The former wife of the double amputee gunned down by cops in California last week said watching the harrowing footage of his death 'broke me.'
Myissha Simpson-Lowe, 39, was married to Anthony Lowe, 36, until July 2021 when she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
But the mom-of-two told DailyMail.com the pair had remained friends after their split and she now wants justice for Lowe – who she said was struggling to come to terms with the recent amputation of his legs when he was killed last Thursday.
'Seeing the video broke me. I'm sorry… He was helpless. He was not a threat. He couldn't do anything. He was trying to get away,' she said in an exclusive interview.
Myissha Simpson-Lowe, 39, was married to Anthony Lowe, 36 – who was gunned down by police in Huntington Park, California – until July 2021
Lowe, who used a wheelchair to get around after recently losing both of his legs, was killed in a hail of 10 bullets after trying to flee from cops last Thursday. He is shown lying on the sidewalk after being shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene
She added: 'I just want justice, please. The whole matter of fact is this is a man who is the size of a child, basically. What threat was that? What threat was that?
'For them to do anything, it could have been done in a non-lethal way. What happened to rubber bullets? What happened to the beanbags they used to shoot?
'Bullets? That wasn't necessary. I would like to see those cops prosecuted.'
Lowe, who was wheelchair-bound after losing both his legs, was killed in a hail of 10 bullets in Huntington Park, California, last Thursday.
He was unemployed and living in South Central Los Angeles with his mother Dorothy, 53, at the time of his death.
The LA County Sheriff's Department, which is investigating the incident, said Huntington Park Police were called to reports of a stabbing on the 2400 block of Slauson Avenue at 3:40pm.
When cops arrived, they found a man suffering from stab wounds to the chest – the unnamed victim remains hospitalized.
They discovered Lowe a few blocks away, sitting in his wheelchair, but say he produced a 12-inch butcher's knife and allegedly attempted to throw it at them when they tried to arrest him.
Police were called to the scene over reports of a stabbing on Slauson Ave and found Lowe a few blocks away allegedly wielding a butcher's knife. They claim he then tried to throw the knife at them
Lowe Jr. was carrying a large knife which the cops say he had just used to stab someone. After failing to subdue him with their Tasers, the officers said they feared he was going to throw the knife at them
He then turned and tried to hurry away from them, clutching a large butcher's knife in one hand
Police said they then made several attempts to tase him but opened fire when he tried hurling the knife at them a second time.
An investigation into his death has already been completed by the LA Medical Examiner, with the manner of Lowe's death
