Patrick Lyoya funeral Friday in Grand Rapids; Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy
Lyoya died following a single gunshot wound to the back of his head from a bullet fired by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
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Lyoya died following a single gunshot wound to the back of his head from a bullet fired by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
DETROIT — An independent autopsy confirms that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer while face down on the ground, lawyers for
Family members mourned and shed tears as music played and civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton gave an impassioned speech at an open casket viewing for Patrick Lyoya — a Black man who was shot dead by a white police officer — in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday.
The civil rights leader warns that withholding the name can set a dangerous precedent.
Rev. Al Sharpton demanded that authorities publicly identify the cop who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and immigrant from Congo. Sharpton made his remarks during Lyoya's funeral.