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Ken’Deris Lawrence

Gender : Male

Age : 35

Race : Black

Date : 12/09/2023

Location : AC Steele Park

City : Shreveport

County : Caddo Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Shreveport PD

Officer(s) :Patrick McConell, Anthony Visciotti, and Brent Outz

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police taser during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shreveport PD did night time patrols and found Ken’Deris Lawrence on a bicycle, found him “suspicious”, chased and tased him. He died. Officer Visciotti had shot and killed Joseph Taylor, 33, in April and was just cleared for that killing one week before being centrally involved in the death of Ken’Deris Lawrence. Visciotti had just been cleared to return back to work days before killing Ken’Deris Lawrence. In 2021, Officer Visciotti shot and injured Devin R. Ned and was appointed Hero of the Year 2021.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksla.com/2023/12/21/shreveport-officers-involved-tasing-death-man-ac-steere-park-identified/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/kenderis-lawrence