New body camera footage has been released related to the death of Keenan Anderson in LAPD custody.
on Jan. 3. In an edited release of LAPD body camera footage released on January 11, Anderson is seen running from officers through traffic, acting "agitated" as police said, ultimately taken to the ground over a period of minutes, shocked with a Taser six or seven times.
Anderson was then cuffed, and taken away in an ambulance. He died at the hospital some four hours later. His autopsy and cause of death are on "security hold" at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. The LAPD has only said Anderson experienced a medical emergency, but critics said in essence, the LAPD killed him rather than helped him.Attorneys Carl Douglas and Ben Crump have filed a $50 million damages claim against the city of Los Angeles over the death of Keenan Anderson.
"If you Tase someone with 50,000 watts of electrical energy six times in the heart, is there really any wonder that moments later his heart would begin to flutter?" Attorneys Carl Douglas said in a press conference announcingagainst the LAPD.
In that original release, the LAPD left out roughly seven minutes of Anderson's interaction with that initial officer before Anderson ran into the street. In the full version released Monday, Anderson and the officer are heard discussing what led to the crash. Anderson is heard yelling "Help" several times and even asking for a lawyer.
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