The report countered claims alleging in part that the officer was beaten by multiple other officers in a scenario meant to “simulate a mob.”
Lizabeth Rhodes, director of the Office of Constitutional Policing and Policy, told the city Police Commission on Tuesday that Tipping died during a one-on-one exercise when he was playing the role of a suspect confronting a bicycle officer. She described a scenario in which Tipping, portraying the suspect, aggressively attacked the trainee officer, who at one point struck Tipping in a leg with a foam baton.
She said other officers in the training session immediately realized Tipping was injured and “appeared to be struggling to speak,” leading to first-aid efforts while paramedics were called. Asked about the allegation that Tipping had been attacked by a “mob” of officers, Rhodes said there was no evidence to support such a claim.
, suggesting in the family’s damages claim that Tipping was severely beaten, requiring staples in his head because of lacerations suffered in the attack.
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