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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Attorneys for the household of Keenan Anderson connected Friday announced a $50 cardinal damages assertion against the metropolis of Los Angeles implicit the decease of the 31-year-old teacher, who was Tasered aggregate times during a conflict with LAPD officers successful Venice and died astatine a hospital.
Members of Anderson's household attended a quality conference, including Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter question and a relative of Anderson.
Family members - including Anderson's woman and 5-year-old lad - gathered with respective section elected officials successful beforehand of City Hall connected Tuesday, calling for respective LAPD reforms. At the briefing, organizers called for constabulary to not beryllium sent for insignificant postulation accidents, and for restrictions connected the usage of tasers.
"I mean six times, successful 42 seconds, this is dangerous, perchance fatal," said Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
They besides sought the merchandise of unedited footage of Anderson's death, an extremity to qualified immunity for officers and the removal of Police Chief Michel Moore, who is seeking re-appointment for a 2nd term.
"If you proceed to blasted the unfortunate and not clasp officers accountable, wherefore would they ever halt sidesplitting us?" said Dominique Anderson, Keenan's younger sister. "The constabulary are expected to beryllium present to support and service the people, and yet they maltreatment their authorization and person a deficiency of respect for quality life."
Police said Anderson was arrested for felony hit-and-run aft causing a postulation mishap past trying to get into different person's car. Civil rights lawyer Carl Douglas dismissed the allegations, saying Anderson was conscionable an unarmed antheral complying with constabulary orders until helium was swarmed by officers with a "warrior mentality."
The authoritative origin of Anderson's decease has not yet been determined. His decease came aft paramedics astatine the country checked him retired and aft helium was taken to a hospital, which is modular protocol erstwhile idiosyncratic is Tased.
Investigators said helium began showing signs of wellness problems 4 hours aft his arrest. Moore said tests revealed Anderson tested affirmative for cocaine and cannabis.
Attorneys for Anderson's household said their $50 cardinal ailment is designed to unit the metropolis to alteration however constabulary woody with radical of color.
Anderson's decease was 1 of 3 pursuing encounters with LAPD officers since the commencement of the caller year, sparking wide condemnation. Los Angeles constabulary fatally changeable Takar Smith connected Jan. 2 and Oscar Leon Sanchez connected Jan. 3.
Anderson had been a teacher for much than 8 years, the past six months astatine Digital Pioneers Academy, a charter schoolhouse successful Washington, D.C. Anderson had been successful the Los Angeles country visiting relatives during the holidays.
"He besides deserves to beryllium hugging his son, but alternatively his lad is near fatherless due to the fact that of a accidental brushwood with LAPD taking Keenan's life," Anderson said. " And our household is near to prime up those pieces. Keenan was not a menace to immoderate of those officers connected that day."
Cullors, a relative of Anderson and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, pledged to "fight similar hell" for Anderson to person justness due to the fact that "you merit justice."
"Keenan, you merit compassion. Keenan, you merit to beryllium successful your classroom, supporting your students. Keenan, you merit to person your wedding day. Keenan, you merit to beryllium raising your son," Cullors said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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