Black Lives Matter co-founder's cousin dies after being blasted with a Taser by L.A. police
Los Angeles police released body-camera video showing what led up to an officer deploying his taser on a man who later died.
The incident happened on Jan. 3 and involved Los Angeles resident Keenan Darnell Anderson, the cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Anderson, 31, a Black man, died at a hospital after suffering a medical emergency about four and a half hours after his arrest, said Kelly Muñiz, a police spokesperson, in a video statement.
The situation began around 3:35 p.m. when a Los Angeles police officer was flagged down about a traffic accident, Muñiz said. Witnesses directed the officer to Anderson, whom "they indicated had caused the vehicle accident," she said.
Cullors told The Guardian that her cousin, a high school teacher and father, was asking the police for help.
"And he didn’t receive it. He was killed," she said. "Nobody deserves to die in fear, panicking and scared for their life. My cousin was scared for his life."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bodycam-video-released-black-man-died-tased-los-angeles-police-rcna65524
Tasers can kill by disrupting the electrical rhythm of the heart. Kind of like AED in reverse. Should never be used more than once. Take them away from the cops.
