The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office determined that Keenan Anderson died of heart disease and cocaine use in January 2023 after being tased multiple times by LAPD officers..
The coroner ruled that Anderson died January 3, 2023 as a result of the effects of “cardiomyopathy and cocaine use”.
Anderson, 31, died “several hours after being contained and using the energy device,” according to the report.
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Anderson has been a teacher for over eight years and has worked at a charter school in Washington, D.C. The teacher was in the Los Angeles area to visit relatives during the holidays..
In January Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said Anderson was arrested on felony charges following a traffic accident and attempting to get into another person’s car.
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Footage released by the LAPD from body cameras showed Anderson trying to run into traffic after the accident.
officers resorted to using a stun gun to subdue Anderson.
Members of the professor’s family believed that the police used excessive force and that Keenan was killed by the action of the stun gun. filed a $50 million damages suit against the city of Los Angeles..
“Kinan Anderson was a father, son, brother, cousin and children’s educator. They loved him and we miss him. My thoughts are with his friends and family as I know the release of this report will stir them up and many Angeleno residents are in great pain as they still mourn this loss,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.
“I remain committed to expanding the public safety system to include medical professionals and ensuring that LAPD officers receive the best training possible to help people in a crisis,” the mayor added.
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Source: La Opinion
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