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The 26-year-old African refugee and auto parts worker was killed instantly when a Grand Rapids police officer fired a large-caliber bullet into the back of his head.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz conducted an independent autopsy of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer last week during a traffic stop. Activists said the shooting followed years of unheeded calls for changes to the police force.
Israel Siku, interpreter for the Lyoya family, explained how Peter Lyoya broke down when he saw the video showing his son’s death. As a father himself, Siku said, he was unable to sleep that night. He went on to describe Patrick’s killing as “an execution.”
He was an assistant attorney general who resigned after admitting to a relationship with a victim in a rape case.