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>> we are determined to get this right. >> reporter: authorities now facing tough questions like whether the officers life was in enough jeopardy to draw his gun. >> a taser is not per se a deadly weapon. it is known as an intermediate weapon that would have the potential to cause death and have the potential to cause great bodily harm, but not necessarily. >> reporter: lyoya was from the congo and there might have been a language barrier. the naacp adding an unregistered license plate should no...

Newly released video showing the fatal police shooting of a black man after a traffic stop sparking outrage and protests in michigan. 2 26-year-old patrick lyoya was shot in the head ten days ago. >> authorities say lyoya was killed after an officers gun discharged during a lengthy struggle. a representative for his family claims lyoya was killed, quote, execution style. cnns omar jimenez has been following this story. we want to warn you the footage of this is disturbing. >> reporter: a struggl...

The taser is an intermediate weapon. intermediate weapon would have the potential to cause death, it would have the potential to cause great bodily harm, but not necessarily. >> reporter: lyoya was a congolese refugee, a potential language barrier is part of the investigation. the familys lawyer ben crump contends lyoya was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life. the naacp adding an unregistered license plate should not be a death sentence. the still unidentified officer has been s...

Answers. >> stay in the car! >> reporter: on april 4th, police say lyoya was pulled over for improper registration on the car he was driving. though did not elaborate on why they were looking in the first place, a few minutes into the stop, lyoya starts to run. >> no, no, no. stop, stop. put your hands up. >> reporter: the officer catches lyoya, the two begin to wrestle and then the officer uses a taser. but it fails to make impact. the officers body camera turns off during the struggle. police ...

Few minutes from the stop lyoa begins to run. >> no. no. no. put your hands up. >> reporter: the officer catches lyoya. they begin to wrestle. then the officer uses a taser. it falsz to make impact. the officers body camera turns off during the struggle. police say it was unintentional but the passenger in lyoyas car captured this cell phone video and captured what happened next. >> drop the taser! >> we are determined to get this right. >> reporter: authorities now facing tough questions like w...

Would have the potential to cause great bodily harm, but not necessarily. >> reporter: lyoya was a congolese refugee, the chief saying a potential language barrier is part of the investigation. the familys lawyer, ben crump, contends lyoya was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life. the naacp adding an unregistered license plate should not be a death sentence. the still unidentified officer has been stripped of his police powers, but remains on paid leave, pending the official stat...

Into the back of lyoyas head. >> was a progression of sadness for me. the loss of life in any circumstance is sad and when i know it will impact our city like this, it was more sadness. >> protestors have taken to the street chanting name the murderer and name the killer cop. the officer is on administrative leave. the prosecutor says no charges have been filed pending an investigation by michigan state police. a high profile civil rights attorney who represented the families of taylor, brown, f...

The video shows the lyoya refusing to comply with orders trying to get his taser and the officer fired. >> a car drive by 26-year-old lyoya. the uneye dent filed says the reason for the traffic stop is the plate did not belong on that car. in the video lyoya seems confused. non-compliant takes off running. they wrestle for a wire. the officer pulls out a taser. lyoya grabs the taser. the officers body camera video was turned off during the struggle as the two wrestled the officer yelled let go o...

Here. the officer asked lyoya if he speaks english. he says yes. i know his parents relied upon an interpreter. do you know if he spoke english fluently, understood english fluently, or if potentially there was a problem there? >> well, the answer is im sure its both. english was a second language. could he speak english? the answer is yes. but its a second language. is there likely some language barrier, absolutely. the next question is, why are you putting your hands on me when youre pulling m...

To the head. the lyoya family fled from the democratic republic of congo. >> the one who was supposed to protect patricks life took patricks life away. >> reporter: grand rapids police say they will not identify the officer unless he is named as a suspect. city leaders are calling for calm until the michigan state police finish their investigation. >> well see transparency. we will seek truth. justice requires that this matter be handled fairly and efficiently. >> reporter: the officer, who a se...