“They’re trying to George Floyd me,” Anderson says on video as officers try to roll him onto his stomach. Then, an officer deploys a taser multiple times on Anderson, who says, “I’m not resisting.”…
shows. After being arrested, Anderson was brought to a local hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead, according to police.“Keenan deserves to be alive right now, his child deserves to be raised by his father,” Cullors wrote in the post. “Keenan we will fight for you and for all of our loved ones impacted by state violence. I love you.”
Detectives from the police department’s Force Investigation Division responded to the scene where Anderson was taken into custody and are investigating the use of force, police said, explaining in the video that the department’s policy defines any death of a person in their custody as a “categorical” use of force.
When the video resumes, Anderson is seen jogging into the street as the officer pursues him and stops him in a busy intersection, commanding Anderson to lay down on his stomach. “While at the hospital, Anderson went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced deceased,” the release says.
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