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Ain't no justice in this town. >> there ain't no justice in this town. >> cries for justice there ringing out in the streets of grand rapids, michigan. more protests are scheduled this evening over the fatal police shooting of patrick leoya, grand rapids police released a series of videos of the altercation that led to his death, including this one, showing an unnamed officer approaching leyoya who had stepped out of the car after a traffic stop. it happened on april 4th. certain portions are blurred by police, not by nbc news, the encounter turns physical, which you're about to see is very di...

Cnn's lucy kafanov is live in grand rapids, michigan, with more on this. lucy, what are you hearing there today? >> reporter: well, kate, we are in front of the grand rapids police headquarters. we're expecting folks from the community to gather here in a couple of hours to join the family in demanding justice but yesterday was the first time that we heard from patrick leyoya's family. he father said he's deeply heartbroken, patrick was his life and now that life is over. and some important context, kate, the family fled a brutal war in the democratic republic of congo, a region plagued by vio...

The whole incident also documented in other videos. and it ended with patrick shot in the head after a struggle during the stop last week in grand rapids. his family wants the officer fired and charged. cnn's omar jiminez has more. >> reporter: a struggle, a gunshot, a black man dead on the streets of grand rapids, michigan. a police officer now under investigation for shooting 26-year-old patrick leyoya in the head. a frustrated community demanding answers. >> stay in the car. >> reporter: on april 4th, police say he was pulled over for improper registration on the car he was driving, though ...