From [HERE] On behalf of Keenan Anderson lawyers have filed a $50-million wrongful death claim against the city of Los Angeles. The Black man was murdered in the street by LAPD cops earlier this month on January 3, 2023.

The suit claims the 31-year-old teacher died as a result of “serious injuries” from an LAPD officer who repeatedly used a taser on Anderson after a traffic accident. The claim is requesting $35 million due to damages against Anderson’s son and, according to CNN,  $15 million for Anderson’s estate, citing the city “failed to properly train the involved officers” who used “unreasonable deadly force.”

The Los Angeles Times reported that attorneys Ben Crump and Carl Douglas claim the force used by officers amounted to a “serious injury and damages to his mind and body, and four and one-half hours later [he] dies as a result of the injuries and damages he sustained at the hands of the LAPD police officers.”

The Jan. 3 interaction with the Los Angeles Police Department began after Anderson was allegedly involved in a traffic collision.

The first officer on the scene called him a “possible DUI driver” and asked for backup, but things escalated quickly.

The video shows Anderson appearing to run from police. He was then ordered to the ground and a struggle ensued as additional officers arrived on the scene. That is, Keenan was on foot not operating a vehicle. There can be no probable cause to arrest for DUI/DWI when there was no vehicle present and if officers didn’t observe any driving. At any rate, the legal standard (at least in regard to white citizens) for arrest is “probable cause” not any “possible cause.” At the time of his arrest, Anderson apparently had not committed any crime.

At one point, Anderson can be heard saying, “They’re trying to George Floyd me.”

He was taken to the hospital, but the Los Angeles Police Department said Anderson suffered a medical emergency and died about four hours later.

The beloved teacher was the cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.

Since the incident, the LAPD says all but one of the unidentified six officers involved have returned to work and claim the focus of the incident has been the application taser and is “being looked at closely.” The estate’s legal team is planning to ask the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to investigate the case, as this is third officer-involved death in Los Angeles this year.