Keenan Anderson, a 31 -year -old black American, tried to run away and then succumbed to a heart attack after receiving several Taser discharges during his arrest in Los Angeles. An investigation has been opened.
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Reactions and controversy grow in the United States after public broadcast on Wednesday, January 11, police videos showing the arrest in Los Angeles of Keenan Anderson, a black American, cousin of one of the co-founders of the co-founders MOVE MOVE LIVES MATTER.
The 31 -year -old man died a few hours after receiving a series of electric discharges from a Taser pistol during his arrest on January 3, announced the authorities of the Californian city.
On the images captured by the portable cameras of the agents involved, we see this visibly feverish and agitated teacher after being involved in a trivial traffic accident in the neighborhood of Venice.
After complying, at first, at the orders of the agents who wanted to check if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Keenan Anderson then fled in the middle of the street. The police who quickly catch up with him use the strength to master it, placing it on the ground where they inflict taser discharges for him so that he stops struggling.
“The police fought with Anderson for several minutes, using a taser, their body weight, firm sockets and arms keys to defeat their resistance,” the Los Angeles police said in a statement.
“They try to do the same as to George Floyd”
The video watch Keenan Anderson screaming “for help”, “they try to kill me” or “they try to do me the same as to George Floyd”, while a bust of his bust on his bust and his neck. The images of the police camera show that at one point, the elbow of an officer was pressed into Anderson’s neck. While the forearm of the same officer is also in a hurry against his chest, another officer said to him: “Watch out for your elbow, partner.”
On May 25, 2020, African-American George Floyd died asphyxiated by a Minneapolis police officer who had supported his neck for almost ten minutes. This police blunder had sparked a protest movement in the United States and other countries around the world, with the central slogan “Black Lives Matter” (“Black lives count”).
After being mastered, Keenan Anderson was transported to the hospital, where he died of a cardiac arrest a few hours later.
“He was killed by the police,” accused on Instagram Patisse Cullors, co -founder of the Black Lives Matters movement. Keenan Anderson, resident of Washington and who was visiting Los Angeles, was his cousin. “Keenan deserved to live, his child deserved to be raised by their father. Keenan, we will fight for you and for all our dear victims of state violence,” she added.
cocaine and cannabis
“We do not know what role” the officers played in the death of Keenan Anderson, said Michel Moore, the chief of the Los Angeles police. A toxicology test of the city’s police department found cocaine and cannabis in Anderson’s body, although these results are distinct from the independent report of the legal median, said Mr. Moore.
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the death of Keenan Anderson brings three deaths involving police officers in the city of Los Angeles since the beginning of 2023, according to American media. The African-American mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, asked for the immediate suspension of these police officers while waiting for the results of the surveys.
“Whatever the outcome of these surveys, the need for an urgent change is clear. We must reduce the use of force, above all, and I have absolutely no tolerance for [use ] excessive force, “said M me bass.
on Wednesday