Tanisha N. Anderson
Name: Tanisha N. Anderson
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 11/13/2014
Location: 1300 Ansel Rd
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
County: Cuyahoga
Agency: Cleveland Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Anderson suffered from schizophrenia, and officers agreed with the family that she should be taken to a medical center for evaluation. when officers cuffed Anderson and tried to place her inside their vehicle she resisted. Officers then tasered her and tackled her to the ground, forcing her head onto the ground. Anderson became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Unique ID: 15348
News article: Link
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