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Police Kill Actor at Halloween Party
Updated 8:37 AM ET October 30, 2000
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles police officer responding to a
noisy Halloween party at a mansion north of Beverly Hills shot and killed an
actor, who police said pointed what turned out to be a fake gun at him,
police said Sunday.
Anthony Dwain Lee, 39, who appeared in the 1997 movie "Liar, Liar" and
on several television shows including "NYPD Blue," was shot several times
early Saturday by Officer Tarriel Hopper who fired through a glass door
from an exterior hallway, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a
statement.
The shooting took place about 1 a.m. at a crowded party attended by
scores of costumed guests, many of them actors and other entertainment
industry professionals, at a mansion known as "the Castle" for its spires
and stained-glass windows, the Los Angeles Times reported.
It was not immediately known who owned the house or if the owner
attended the party.
"He was a Buddhist. He hated violence. It is amazing he died this way,"
Mitch Hale, a writer whose play "Buffalo Soldier" starred Lee and earned
him a local acting award, told the newspaper. "He was an incredibly gifted
actor and person. It's devastating ... Why did they shoot someone at a
Halloween party?"
Police said Hopper and Officer Natalie Humphreys were attempting to find
the owner of the home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles after
neighbors complained about the party. The officers were at the rear of the
house when Hopper looked into a small room and spotted three people.
Police said that when Lee saw the officers he pulled what looked like a
handgun and pointed it at Hopper, who, in fear for his life, fired several
shots from his service pistol, wounding Lee, the LAPD statement said.
Lee was later pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Officer Charlotte Broughton, a spokeswoman for the LAPD, said many of
the party-goers were in costume. One guest told the Times that some of
guests were dressed as cops, but it was not known if Lee was wearing a
costume. It was also not clear if Lee realized Hopper was a real officer with
a real gun.
The police department said Lee's supposed weapon was a fake, "a replica
semiautomatic pistol, dark in color."
The shooting is being investigated by the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide
Division and a team from the district attorney's office.
Another party-goer, Robert Hull, told the Times, "It was a shock that an
officer would shoot at such a party. This was an exclusive party with
security. Some of these people are making six figures, and this officer saw
a toy gun at a Halloween costume party and opened fire."
Another of the victim's friends, Mary Lin, told the newspaper, "His biggest
fear was getting killed by cops, because he's a tall black man."
Lee's friends said on Sunday they were planning to hold a candlelight vigil
in his honor Monday evening.
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