Patrick Lyoya

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, according to videos of the April 4 incident.

Grand Rapids said the policy changed in 2015. On Wednesday, several hundred protesters gathered outside the Grand Rapids Police Department following the release of the videos, with some cursing and shouting from behind barricades. “Me being from Chicago for the last 20 years, I’ve handled many police shootings myself, so I do have a lot of experience in this,” the chief said. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle but the man declined. The officer’s body-worn camera was turned off before the shooting, which happens when a button is pushed for 3 seconds, Winstrom said. Prosecutor Chris Becker, who will decide whether any charges are warranted, objected to the release but said Winstrom could act on his own. Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds. Some boarded up windows. Some businesses cut their hours short Wednesday, closing early. “From my view of the video, Taser was deployed twice. “I view it as a tragedy.

Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a white Grand Rapids police officer who pulled him over for a registration issue in early ...

“We demand that the officer who killed Patrick not only be terminated for his use of excessive and fatal force, but be arrested and prosecuted for the violent killing of Patrick Lyoya.” “The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive, and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” it read. But when Lyoya moves toward the front of the car, the officer begins yelling at him and tries to physically restrain him, prompting Lyoya to run. The officer wrestles Lyoya to the ground, then maneuvers him across the lawn. Police said his plates weren’t registered to his car and that a struggle ensued when he ran away from the officer. Police have not disclosed the officer’s name, though according to the New York Times, his Taser and gun were the only weapons discovered at the crime scene, meaning 26-year-old Lyoya was unarmed.

Patrick Lyoya's parents and other family members are expected at a press conference Thursday about his killing during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids.

"But he gets all excited because the guy gets out of the car, right? The year prior, an 11-year-old girl was wrongfully handcuffed at gunpoint after officers entered the wrong home. "The license plate allegedly doesn't belong on his vehicle. The officer told Lyoya he was pulled over because his license plate didn't match his vehicle, video showed. Lyoya didn't comply with the officer's request to stay in his vehicle, or for his driver's license, which resulted in a struggle between him and the officer. While Patrick Lyoya lived in Grand Rapids, his parents live in Lansing.

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The footage released Wednesday shows the officer shouting at Lyoya to “get back in the car” shortly after the video began. “Me being from Chicago for the last 20 years, I’ve handled many police shootings myself, so I do have a lot of experience in this,” the chief said. The city's new police chief, Eric Winstrom, released four videos of the incident Wednesday amid pressure from the community.

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When the officer engages Patrick he goes and puts his hands on him, and when Patrick goes to walk away he could've just stepped back and called for backup," Crump said. Patrick's father described his son as "non-violent" and said he felt the officer was the one being aggressive. "No, no, no, stop, stop," the officer is heard saying. The officer, who has been with the department for seven years, is on paid leave and his police powers were suspended, Winstrom said. Lyoya is seen resisting the officer's touch and quickly backs away from the officer, running away from him before the officer tackles him to the ground and tells Lyoya to "stop resisting." Lyoya confirms he speaks English and says his license is in the car. Another angle of the incident, taken from a neighborhood home surveillance camera, captures the rest of the altercation. He opens the driver's side front door and speaks to an unidentified passenger in the car. "What is making me cry more is to see my son killed by a police officer for a small, small mistake," Peter Lyoya said through an interpreter. , Grand Rapids police released several forms of video footage capturing the approximately two minute and 40 second interaction, which begins with the officer walking toward the car. "That is my beloved son, and you know how you love your first-born son." Patrick's father said he thought he'd be safe during police encounters in the US.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump led a news conference on behalf of the family of Patrick Lyoya Thursday at 1:30 p. m. The news conference was the first time ...

Lyoya immediately got out of the car and the officer asked to see his driver's license. Police said during the struggle the officer's body camera was unintentionally deactivated. For the next two minutes, dashcam video showed a struggle between Lyoya and the officer. He demanded the officer be terminated, arrested and prosecuted for killing Lyoya. “I’m really deeply hurt and wounded,” said Lyoya's mother through the interpreter. “When I saw this video, my heart was really deeply broken,” Peter Lyoya said through an interpreter during the news conference.

The Lyoya's are refugees who fled their homeland to escape violence in 2014. Patrick Lyoya's mom, Dorcas Lyoya, said she thought the U.S. would be safe.

The only thing that needs to happen is this officer needs to be arrested, convicted and prosecuted.” “The lieutenant governor and I spoke with Patrick’s family and our hearts are with them and the Grand Rapids community who are dealing with unimaginable pain and loss," she said. He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. Crump said that the police department's model of Taser only has two deployments in it before the cartridge needs to be replaced. You cannot be in immediate fear for your life when you’re on top, and no weapon was ever being used against the officer." "You cannot shoot and kill an unarmed man because he resisted," said Ven Johnson, another attorney for the family. "Patrick never threatened him." All he had to do was to call for backup and wait, and this matter could have ended so differently." He ran around the car, the officer tackled him and they appeared to struggle over the officer's stun gun for about 90 seconds, Police Chief Eric Winstrom said. "Why aren’t we condemning police officers here in the United States of America shooting Black civilians in the back of the head? “We are condemning Russian soldiers for shooting civilians in Ukraine in the back of the head," Crump said. In the video, Patrick Lyoya and a passenger were pulled over by the unnamed officer for a traffic stop.

Video shows a brief foot chase and struggle over the officer's Taser before the white officer shoots Patrick Lyoya as the Black man is face down on the ...

The officer demanded his driver’s license and asked him if he spoke English. Lyoya responded “yes” and said the license was in the vehicle. A Taser can also be used that when the cartridges are still in the weapon. As in many U.S. cities, Grand Rapids police have been occasionally criticized over the use of force, particularly against Black people, who make up 18% of the population. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle, but the man declined. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. The officer told Lyoya to “stop” and tried to pull his hands behind his back. However, a Taser can still deliver a shock after the two cartridges are spent if a person holds it against someone and fires. Video shows Lyoya getting out of the car before the officer approached. Patrick’s brothers and sisters want to know who killed him and would like to see his picture so they can know “this is the person that took our beloved one,” Peter Lyoya said. “From my view of the video, Taser was deployed twice. “It is an unjustifiable use of deadly force because the police escalated a traffic stop into an execution.” Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds.

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, ...

Grand Rapids said the policy changed in 2015. On Wednesday, several hundred protesters gathered outside the Grand Rapids Police Department following the release of the videos, with some cursing and shouting from behind barricades. “Me being from Chicago for the last 20 years, I’ve handled many police shootings myself, so I do have a lot of experience in this,” the chief said. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle but the man declined. The officer's body-worn camera was turned off before the shooting, which happens when a button is pushed for 3 seconds, Winstrom said. Prosecutor Chris Becker, who will decide whether any charges are warranted, objected to the release but said Winstrom could act on his own. Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds. Some boarded up windows. Some businesses cut their hours short Wednesday, closing early. “I view it as a tragedy. “From my view of the video, Taser was deployed twice.

Following the release of video footage of the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, 26, by a police officer during a traffic stop on April 4, protesters took to the ...

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The Lyoya family had escaped war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and were granted asylum, arriving in 2014 as refugees.

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More details are expected in the officer-involved shooting death of Patrick Lyoya (CNN: Grand Rapids Police Department, White House, Ben Crump). In the April 4 ...

GRAND RAPIDS — The family of Patrick Lyoya, the Congolese refugee who was shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month, ...

Videos show a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ...

More details are expected in the officer-involved shooting death of Patrick Lyoya (CNN: Grand Rapids Police Department, White House, Ben Crump). In the April 4 ...

Following the release of video footage of the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, 26, by a police officer during a traffic stop on April 4, protesters took to the ...

The family's lawyer says Grand Rapid police officer broke protocol by using the Taser too close to Lyoya.