Saggy Pants Leads To Police Shooting, Death Of Suspect

Louisiana city re-evaluates ‘saggy pants’ law after man’s death

Anthony Childs, 31, whom a cop tried to stop on Feb. 5 for wearing the droopy pants, died apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to a coroner’s report.

He also had three nonlethal wounds from bullets fired from a distance by Officer Traveion Brooks, who had fired a total of eight times, according to the Shreveport Times.

The coroner has said he didn’t know who fired first, Brooks or Childs, but the officer alleged that Childs shot himself first, a police spokeswoman told the newspaper.

The police chief said proper procedures were followed because Childs was armed and dangerous.

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