Lawyer Claims Foul Play For Officer That Died In Training Exercise. The Deceased Was Investigating Gang Rape Allegations Against Other Officers.
An attorney for the family of a Los Angeles Police Department officer who died during a training exercise this year says he was investigating another officer involved in a gang rape. During a bicycle training exercise in May, Houston Tipping, 32, was injured by the officer under investigation, a family attorney said Monday. As part of the investigation, Tipping had taken the report of alleged sexual assault by the officer. A wrongful death lawsuit has …