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Keenan Anderson, a Black man who was repeatedly tased by police officers following a January traffic collision, died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner said. Anderson, a 31-year-old high school teacher and father from Washington, D.C., was also the cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors. On Jan. 3, Anderson was trying to get help after a car crash in Venice, Calif., when he was chased, held down by multiple officers and tased for over 90 seconds. He'd been in California visiting family. Anderson was the suspect in a...

A cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors died hours after he was repeatedly Tasered and restrained in the street by Los Angeles police. Keenan Anderson, 31, a teacher and father, died at a hospital in Santa Monica. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) have released body camera footage of the 3 January encounter. It shows Mr Anderson begging for help as officers hold him down. At one point he can be heard saying, "They're trying to George Floyd me!" - a reference to the May 2020 murder of a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by a policeman.

Keenan Anderson, cousin of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, died on January 3 Anderson, 31, was tasered by officers as he tried to escape an arrest, they say He was 'running in the street and exhibiting erratic behavior,' LAPD officials say Cullors has famously advocated for the defunding of American police forces The LAPD said body cam footage of the incident will be released after 45 days A co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement has claimed that her cousin was 'killed' by LAPD officers last Tuesday after he was tasered by police and died in their custody. Keenan Anderson -...