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Articles for Keenan Anderson

Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
6 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement

LA Times  

Bryant Mangum stands next to the car he was driving when Los Angeles police pulled him over Aug. 20, 2019. “I think the city of Los Angeles can lead the nation,” said Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, one of the proposal’s early champions. Wednesday’s vote was met with wary optimism by advocates from Push L.A. coalition — which includes the Community Coalition, …

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Police Commission rules LAPD shooting of mentally ill man was not justified
1 year, 1 month ago

Police Commission rules LAPD shooting of mentally ill man was not justified

LA Times  

Alicia Smith, center, mother of Takar Smith, who was fatally shot by LAPD officers, is comforted by 14-year-old granddaughter Rashi Avery-Smith, left, and wife of Takar, Shameka Smith at a press conference held in front of LAPD headquarters. Two Los Angeles police officers violated department rules on lethal force by shooting and killing a schizophrenic man who barricaded himself in …

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LAPD officers involved in Keenan Anderson death found out of policy
1 year, 2 months ago

LAPD officers involved in Keenan Anderson death found out of policy

LA Times  

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, also a cousin of Keenan Anderson, speaks at a news conference in front of L.A. City Hall on Jan. 17, 2023. California Man dies after LAPD officers use Taser on him in Venice Officers struggled with Keenan Anderson for several minutes, using a Taser, their body weight, “firm grips and joint locks.” The civilian …

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A ‘freeze within Frieze’: Art fair protest calls attention to police violence at traffic stops
1 year, 10 months ago

A ‘freeze within Frieze’: Art fair protest calls attention to police violence at traffic stops

LA Times  

About 30 protesters gathered at the entrance of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair wearing red shirts with “I Am Keenan Anderson” printed on the front. The sold-out event became the backdrop for Patrisse Cullors, Anderson’s cousin, and for choreographer JaQuel Knight to lead a protest calling attention to the death of Black people at traffic stops. After the protest …

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Son seeks $50M from LA for dad’s death from stun gun zaps
1 year, 11 months ago

Son seeks $50M from LA for dad’s death from stun gun zaps

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for the 5-year-old son of a man who died after repeatedly being shocked by Los Angeles police with a stun gun following a traffic collision filed a $50 million claim Friday for damages against the city. The legal claim is required before Keenan Anderson’s son and estate can sue LA police for wrongful death and civil …

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Keenan Anderson’s family files $50-million legal claim after tasing by LAPD
1 year, 11 months ago

Keenan Anderson’s family files $50-million legal claim after tasing by LAPD

LA Times  

Attorneys Benjamin Crump, left, and Carl Douglas, right, with Gabrielle Hansell, center, hold a news conference to announce filing a $50-million legal claim against the city of Los Angeles over the death of Keenan Anderson in Los Angeles on Friday. Civil rights lawyers acting on behalf of Keenan Anderson’s young son have filed a $50-million wrongful-death claim against the city …

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Man’s death after tasing reignites debate over LAPD’s role in traffic enforcement
1 year, 11 months ago

Man’s death after tasing reignites debate over LAPD’s role in traffic enforcement

LA Times  

Black Lives Matter-L.A. co-founder Melina Abdullah, second from left, and Lucha Bright from Revolution Club Los Angeles, right, have a heated conversation after a news conference was held on Tuesday on the steps of City Hall in Los Angeles. Activists and some City Council members say that Anderson’s death lends even greater urgency to efforts to remove armed police officers …

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Column: MLK had a dream about ending police brutality. In L.A., we’re clearly still dreaming
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: MLK had a dream about ending police brutality. In L.A., we’re clearly still dreaming

LA Times  

Mourners huddle under umbrellas during a vigil Saturday for Keenan Anderson, who died after being tased by LAPD officers. The part where he says he had a dream that his children would “one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” California LAPD’s repeated …

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For Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, police violence hits close to home
1 year, 11 months ago

For Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, police violence hits close to home

LA Times  

Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, is mourning the loss of her distant cousin, Keenan Anderson, who died this month after a Los Angeles police traffic stop. Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, said she knew what it was like to share in the trauma and grief of others who’d had loved …

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