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The Michigan Department of State released a statement Friday condemning the killing of Patrick Lyoya. The agency will now deny requests for his personal information and that of other victims of violence.
There's a lot to look at here. even as these two were eventually wrestling with each other, this officer tried to use his taser twice and missed. lyoya is seen putting his hands on the taser at points. both the officer and lyoya seem to have at least one hand on the taser, even as they go to the ground for what becomes the final time. the last words we hear from the officer are "drop the taser." and an single gunshot to the head at point-blank range. the officer gets up, lyoya doesn't. moving forward, the central questions are what prompted this officer, one, to pull out his gun, but also if i...
Of grand rapids, michigan. a police officer now under investigation for shooting 26-year-old patrick lyoya in the head. a frustrated community demanding answers. >> stay in the car. >> reporter: on april 4th, police say lyoya was pulled over for empimproper registration one car he was driving but didn't elaborate on why they were looking in the first place. a few minutes into the stop, lyoya starts to run. >> no, no, stop, put your hands over your head. >> reporter: the officer catches lyoya. the two begin to wrestle. then the officer uses a taser. but it fails to make impact. the officer's bo...
The family of Patrick Lyoya is expected to speak about the recently released footage from the Grand Rapids Police after his tragic death on April 4th.
A potential language barrier is part of the investigation. the family's lawyer, ben crump, contends lyoya was confused 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 state investigation. >> weel avenue seek the truth. >> reporter: the investigation remains ongoing. despite the video being released in the name of transparency. once that's in, it will be sent to the police department for potential disciplinary action. it will be s...