Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died after Los Angeles police tasered him multiple times, filed the claim, a precursor to a lawsuit.
, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month after Los Angeles police tasered him multiple times and shackled him following a Venice traffic collision, filed a $50 million damages claim Friday against the city.Anderson, the father of a 5-year-old son, had been a teacher for more than eight years, the past six months at Digital Pioneers Academy, a charter school in Washington, D.C. Anderson, 31, had been in the Los Angeles area visiting relatives during the holidays.
There was no immediate comment from city officials on the claim. LAPD Chief Michel Moore addressed Anderson’s death last week at a news conference, saying a full investigation was being conducted. He said he was particularly interested in the repeated use of the Taser. “Minor auto accidents are usually handled with an exchange of information between the drivers and a call to one’s insurance carrier,” according to the LAPPL. “On the other hand, when an individual who is high on cocaine is in an accident, tries to open the car door of an innocent driver, and then flees the scene by running into traffic, police officers must act.
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles co-founder Melina Abdullah leads a chant against Councilman Kevin de León after he took his seat late into Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council meeting on, January 17, 2023. Abdullah was at the meeting supporting the family of Keenan Anderson, who died after he was tased and restrained by LAPD.
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles co-founder Melina Abdullah joins the family of Keenan Anderson, who died after he was tased and restrained by LAPD, at a press conference demanding LAPD reforms at LA City Hall on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Flowers during a vigil for Keenan Anderson, the cousin of Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who went into cardiac arrest and died Jan. 3 after Los Angeles police tased him following a traffic crash at the intersection of Venice and Lincoln boulevards in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 14, 2023.
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