Son of man who died after police tasing seeks $50M from LA
By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
Published: January 20, 2023, 3:00pm
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the 5-year-old son of a man who died after repeatedly being shocked by Los Angeles police with a stun gun following a traffic stop filed a $50 million claim for damages Friday against the city.
The claim is required before Keenan Anderson’s son can sue LA police for civil rights violations for shocking him six times in less than a minute to subdue him Jan.
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