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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 family's 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 state investigation. >> we will see transparency. we will see truth. >> reporter: now even though that ...

Into the back of lyoya's 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, floyd, he says lyoya lyoya never used force. the officer did. he wants to see that officer discharge...

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 officer's body camera video was turned off during the struggle as the two wrestled the officer yelled let go of the taser. he pulled his sidearm and we will stop the video before the moment a single shot is fi...

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 i'm sure it's both. english was a second language. could he speak english? the answer is yes. but it's a second language. is there likely some language barrier, absolutely. the next question is, why are you putting your hands on me when you're pulling me over asking me about my license plate? what's going on? i don't think anybody would understand...

To the head. the lyoya family fled from the democratic republic of congo. >> the one who was supposed to protect patrick's life took patrick's 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. >> we'll see transparency. we will seek truth. justice requires that this matter be handled fairly and efficiently. >> reporter: the officer, who a seven-year police veteran, is on paid leave during the investigation. michigan officers can use dea...