The family of Keenan Anderson is suing the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging its officers used excessive force when they tasered the high school teacher during a traffic stop in January.
The family of Keenan Anderson has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they piled on top of the 31-year-old teacher at a busy Venice intersection and Tasered him after a minor traffic collision this year.
“I care not what the coroner’s office says about him having cocaine in his system at the time of his death. We did an autopsy ourselves, and the results were the same,” Douglas told reporters at a news conference Monday morning. “But it matters not whether there was cocaine in his system, as the actions of the officers were wrong. It matters not why he was in distress, because it was clear from the body-worn footage that he was never a threat.
An LAPD spokesperson said the department had no further comment on the case and generally doesn’t speak about pending litigation. He previously said the incident had caused the department to review its policy on Taser use. It has also been in talks with the stun gun’s manufacturer about possibly acquiring a newer version of the device that’s still in prototype form, Moore told the Police Commission.
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