SACRAMENTO - Family and friends of an actor killed by police while carrying a fake gun at a Halloween party gathered to celebrate his life. More than 100 people Saturday remembered Anthony Dwain Lee through poetry, song and storytelling. "He had so much life ahead of him," said Tina Lee-Vogt, the actor's sister. "Regardless of how he died, it would be tough to have him die at 39."
She arranged the memorial to her only sibling, held in a community center near the south Sacramento neighborhood where they were raised. Lee was shot to death Oct. 28 by Los Angeles police officer Tarriel Hopper. Authorities have said that Lee pointed a realistic rubber gun toward the officer, who in fear of his life, fired multiple times. The officer and his partner were called to the mansion in the exclusive Benedict Canyon section of the Hollywood Hills on a noise complaint.
One day after learning of her brother's death, Lee-Vogt hired attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. to represent the family.
Cochran has called the behavior of the officer who shot Lee reckless.
Lee had just finished filming an episode of "ER," in which he portrays a homeless man. It will air the evening of Thanksgiving.
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