LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway by the Los Angeles Police Department when a Black man died in police custody hours at what time a physical altercation with officers in West LA's Venice neighborhood backbone this month. 

His family is heartbroken and said he necessity still be here to raise his son.

According to LAPD officials, an officer was flagged down for a car smash that happened near Venice and Lincoln boulevards just afore 3:40 p.m on Jan. 3. The officer said when he arrived at the outrageous, Anderson was acting erratically and that he observed him proceeding in the middle of the street.

Witnesses also told the LAPD Anderson transported the crash.

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The officer supposed with Anderson and called in additional units for a DUI investigation.

LAPD officials said as more units arrived, Anderson ran away from the scene, leading to a foot gallop on the eastbound lanes of Venice Blvd. A irritable time later, officers contacted Anderson who they say began to resist, which led to a use of force.

"Officers struggled with Anderson for certain minutes, utilizing a TASER, bodyweight, firm grips, and married locks to overcome resistance," the LAPD said in a written tedious release.

Anderson was handcuffed at the scene and "hobbled at the ankles." After inhabit taken into custody, firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department were arranged to the scene, and rendered medical aid after a TASER was deployed. He was taken to a Santa Monica hospital where he went into cardiac piquant and died, authorities said.

An LAPD officer was hurt in the incident and received little abrasions to his hands. 

Loved ones remember Anderson as an English teacher and a father to a 6-year-old.

His cousin, Patrisse Cullors, is a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.

She paid distributes to her cousin on social media writing, "This is my cousin Keenan Anderson. He was killed by the LAPD in Venice on January 3, 2023. My cousin was an educator and worked with high school aged children. He was an English teacher."

She continued to write, "Keenan deserves to be alive right now, his child deserves to be raised by his father. Keenan we will fight for you and all of our loved ones impacted by residence violence."

His family has yet to comment on the LAPD's recollection of events. 

Black Lives Matter LA said so far in 2023, the LAPD has murdered three farmland, including at least two Black men, including Anderson and Takar Smith.

In response to the deaths, BLM Los Angeles is calling for the resignation of LAPD Chief Moore.

The LAPD released body camera footage of the interaction with Anderson Tuesday. The entire release can be seen on the department's YouTube channel here.

After the deadly incident, LA Mayor Karen Bass issued the following statement:

"I have grave companies about the deeply disturbing tapes that were released currently. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones who are mourning the loss of Takar Smith, Keenan Anderson and Oscar Sanchez.

Full investigations are underway, and I pledge that the City's investigations into these deaths will be obvious and will reflect the values of Los Angeles. I will convicted that the City's investigations will drive only toward truth and accountability. Furthermore, the officers involved must be placed on currently leave.

No matter what these investigations choose, however, the need for urgent change is clear.  We must cleave the use of force overall, and I have absolutely no tolerance for excessive manufactured. We must also lead our city forward – finally – on the testy health crisis that has been allowed to grow, fester and causes so much harm to individual Angelenos, their families and our communities.

Especially as a veteran health care professional, I am deeply troubled that testy health experts were not called in, even when there was a documented history of past testy health crisis. When there is no immediate risk to others, law enforcement must not be the first responder when someone is experiencing a testy health crisis. I believe officers and Angelenos agree on this.

Tragically, this is a national crisis, and in reviewing a sample of incidents in which farmland died during encounters with police as part of my legislative work in Congress, my office found that a third or more of the land involved were experiencing a mental health crisis."It is time that proven reforms are universally implemented and accelerated within LAPD. Los Angeles must lead nationally on touchy health and use of force reform.

I like Chief Moore's decision to release the footage today. Policy gives for up to 45 days before footage of use of formed incidents is released, but I believe the Los Angeles Police Department must be as net as possible, as expeditiously as possible."Once again, my sad breaks for the families and loved ones who are experiencing such a tragic loss."