Family of double amputee shot dead by cops seek justice — Anthony Lowe Jr., 36, stabbed a person in Huntington Park on January 26th and was wielding a butcher’s knife when cops tased and shot him about 10 times after he leaped out of his chair.

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Family of double amputee shot dead by cops seek justice — Anthony Lowe Jr., 36, stabbed a person in Huntington Park on January 26th and was wielding a butcher’s knife when cops tased and shot him about 10 times after he leaped out of his chair.

Activists outraged over the shooting death of a 36-year-old double amputee demanded justice and accountability Monday, CBS Los Angeles reports.

The Coalition for Community Control Over the Police and the family of Anthony Lowe Jr. held a news conference to bring awareness to Lowe's death. 

"They murdered my son, in a wheelchair with no legs," said Dorothy Lowe. "They do need to do something about it."

A spokesperson for the family said both of Lowe's legs were amputated at the knees. He was undergoing a mental health crisis when he was shot to death by Huntington Park police Thursday, the spokesperson said.

Police said they got a call that a man was stabbed by another man in a wheelchair. Officers said when they arrived on the scene they found Lowe with a 12-inch butcher knife.

Video taken by a passerby shows Lowe out of his wheelchair, trying to get away from police using his arms to propel himself along the ground.

In a statement, the department said officers tried to taser Lowe twice but to no avail. Police said Lowe continued to threaten officers with the knife, prompting the fatal shooting. 

Lowe's family said he couldn't have been a threat because he was in a wheelchair, and they need more answers from law enforcement. 

"You guys knew your lives wasn't in danger," said Gorum. "He's running on his limbs. How cold-hearted could they be?"

Gorum also said the family has heard very little from the department or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is assisting in the investigation. 

"We want justice for our whole family," said Lowe's sister, Yatoya Toy. Meanwhile, Lowe’s ex-wife Myissha Simpson-Lowe, 39, said she had been struggling to come to terms with his disability when he was killed, the Daily Mail reported.

“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,” Simpson-Lowe told the news outlet.

“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?” Simpson-Lowe said.

“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?” she continued.

The LA County Sheriff’s Department’s homicide unit is investigating the incident, as is typical for shootings involving Huntington Park police officers, the unit’s Lt. Hugo Reynaga told the LA Times.

The unidentified Huntington Park officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave.

Grainy cellphone video shared online shows Lowe leaving his wheelchair behind and hopping along the sidewalk, followed by cops with their guns drawn. The shooting is not seen in the footage.

Huntington Park police said the cops responded to a report of a stabbing victim, who had suffered a collapsed lung and internal bleeding when he was attacked by a black man in a wheelchair.