Anthony Dwain Lee

Infobox Celebrity
name = Anthony Lee
birth_date = birth date|1961|7|17|mf=y
birth_place =
Country: = United States
death_date = death date and age|2000|10|28|1961|7|17|mf=y
death_place = Los Angeles, CA
occupation = Actor

Anthony Dwain Lee (July 17, 1971 – October 28, 2000) was an African-American actor through the 1990s. He was shot to death by LAPD officer Terriel Hopper under mysterious circumstances during a Halloween party while wielding a toy gun.

Death

LAPD Officer Terriel Hopper was summoned to a Halloween party by neighbors who were complaining about the noise. While walking along an exterior walkway behind the house, he shined his flashlight through a window and onto Lee. Lee, possibly thinking the officer was another costumed party goer(there were reports of patrons wearing police costumes), allegedly pointed his replica gun at the officer. The officer emptied his service pistol into the room Lee was in within two seconds. Of the nine rounds fired, four struck Lee, three in the back and one in the back of his head, killing him instantly.

The resulting police investigation concluded that the shooting was a justified reaction by the officer, who mistakenly believed the costume gun to be real. One proposed scenario maintains that Lee pointed the prop at the officer, whose first five rounds missed, giving Lee time to turn around and attempt to run, resulting in the gunshots sustained to the back of his body.

External links

*imdb name|id=0496830|name=Anthony Lee
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/23/48hours/main526691.shtml Investigation story]
* [http://home.pacbell.net/rsdotson/sources/LAPD%20Officer's%20Gunfire%20Kills%20Actor%20at%20Party.htm ]