Courtesy of Patrisse Cullors
Michael Brignac, Keenan Anderson’s uncle, told The Daily Beast that his nephew was the type of person who would “bring light to a dark room.”
So when police released body camera footage of Anderson’s violent tasing after a traffic stop mere hours before his death in police custody, he said he barely recognized the boy he helped to raise.
“I don’t think my nephew should have feared for his life. That’s not him. That’s not even his personality,” Brignac told The Daily Beast, emotion breaking his voice. “You can look at that kid and see he was fearing for his life. Keenan was so full of joy and full of happiness and love.”