BLM leaders called for justice on behalf of Keenan Anderson's family as the LA Board of Police Commissioners is set to decide whether to take disciplinary action against five police officers involved with his death.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the legal team representing Keenan Anderson's family announced they plan to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles., who was repeatedly Tasered during a confrontation in Venice, local Black Lives Matter leaders called Tuesday for justice on behalf of his family.Board of Police Commissioners is set to evaluate in closed session the actions of the five officers who responded to a Jan.
Chris Anderson, Keenan's younger brother, gave short remarks to the commission. Chris recognized that Keenan "wasn't perfect to some."LAPD releases extended body camera video"But in my eyes, he was trying his best," Chris Anderson said. "Our upbringing wasn't traditional, but that didn't stop him from being my older brother. He was my number one supporter, my number one inspiration and my competition.
"External analysis of the discharged CED revealed probes were deployed without skin impact and that trigger activations were discharged to Mr. Anderson's back," the report said. Moore and the LAPD later released edited body-camera footage showing the encounter between Anderson and the police officers.
Prior to the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday meeting, members of BLM Grassroots, BLM-Los Angeles, Stop the LAPD Spying Coalition, White People 4 Black Lives, and The Row Church, also known as the "church without roles," held a news conference to call for the removal of LAPD Chief Michel Moore, restrictions on the use of Tasers and removal of police from assignments such as traffic stops and mental health situations.
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