Death of Keenan Anderson

Keenan Darnell Anderson, who was aged 31 at the time of his death, was a tenth-grade high school English teacher at the Digital Pioneers Academy in Washington, D.C. Anderson was visiting his family in Los Angeles during the winter break when the incident occurred. and he was the cousin of Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded the Black Lives Matter social movement. == Arrest and death ==

On January 3, 2023, at around 3:35 p.m., an LAPD officer was informed about a vehicular accident at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles. Police body camera footage showed Keenan Anderson running in the middle of the road, asking a motorcycle-riding officer to help him. When the officer followed Anderson's direction, he encountered people that pointed to Anderson. Anderson tells the officer that he lost his key, and had someone come and fix his car for him. When the officer asked Anderson who was trying to kill him, Anderson replies: "I had a stunt today, sir. I need to. Like, no, no, no." An officer used a taser on Anderson, with the first two taser activations being fired from afar, which failed to make skin contact. The officer then applied the taser via drive-stun on Anderson's back. In total Anderson was tasered six times in 42 seconds. Anderson was handcuffed by officers, and his legs were also bound. == Investigation ==

A preliminary police toxicology report indicated that blood samples taken from Anderson included cocaine and marijuana. LAPD announced investigations into Anderson's death and the deaths of civilians Takar Smith and Oscar Sanchez who were both fatally shot in two unconnected incidents by police on January 2 and 3, 2023. On January 11, 2023, the LAPD released footage recorded by the body-cameras of several responding officers. Chief Moore stated that the footage was expedited for release due to public interest. The specific manner of Anderson's death was undetermined. Bass responded to the report by stating, "the coroner raises questions that still must be answered, and I await the result of the investigation already underway". == Aftermath ==

Anderson's cousin, Patrisse Cullors, who is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, called for Chief Moore and the involved officers to resign; she described the incident as being that Anderson "needed care and he did not get care. He was stolen from us. He was killed". Later in January 2023, Anderson's family announced their intention to sue the city of Los Angeles, filing a $50 million claim against the city and claiming that police officers performed an "unlawful assault and battery". The family subsequently sued the LAPD for $100 million. Protests over Anderson's death were held in Los Angeles in January and February 2023. == References ==