United States: Cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder dies after police intervention

A 31-year-old African-American, cousin of one of the co-founders of the movement Black Lives Matterdied hours after receiving electric shocks during a police intervention, the authorities of The Angels.

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The events date back to January 3, but they arouse a growing scandal after the police published videos of the arrest of Keenan Anderson on Wednesday, recorded by the cameras carried by the agents who immobilized him.

In them the professor is seen visibly feverish and agitated after having been involved in a trivial car accident in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. The officers forcibly restrain him and apply electric shocks from a taser to the ground to stop him from struggling.

“Officers wrestled with Anderson for several minutes, using a Taser, his body weight, firm restraints, and armbars to overcome his resistance.”explained the Los Angeles police in a statement.

The video shows Anderson asking for “help”, shouting “they are trying to kill me” or “they are trying to do the same thing to me as George Floyd”, while a police officer crushes her chest and elbow with his knee.

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On May 25, 2020, African-American George Floyd died of suffocation during a intervention of police in Minneapolis, in USA. His death sparked the protest movement.Black Lives matter” (Black Lives Matter) on USA.

taken to a hospital after arrest, Anderson died of cardiac arrest.

“He was killed by the police,” Patrisse Cullors, Anderson’s cousin and co-founder of the movement Black Lives matter.

The African-American mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, called for the immediate suspension of the police officers pending the outcome of the investigation.

Source: Elcomercio

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