Video shows Grand Rapids police officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head

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A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, videos show.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — 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, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident.

Video shows Lyoya running from the officer who stopped him for driving with a license plate that didn’t belong to the vehicle. They struggled in front of several homes while Lyoya’s passenger got out and watched. The traffic stop was tense from the start. Video shows Lyoya, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, getting out of the car before the officer approached. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle but the man declined.

“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. “I was hoping to never have to utilize that experience here.” “He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. He had his whole life ahead of him,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said.

 

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I have no sympathy for someone who dies while resisting arrest or fighting with the police.

Racist execution.

The suspect was fighting the officer, resisting arrest, and trying to get the office's taser. There was NO police misconduct BackTheBlue BlueLivesMatter

That KKKop executed our king!!

Prayers for the officer's family.

Wow. What a misleading headline. Especially irresponsible when the article is trapped behind a paywall. Show the video. The man was resisting arrest, fighting with cops and tried to take his taser. This was justified in IMO. Never understand why people resist arrest.

American society must deeply reflect on the damage caused by racial antagonism.

Like in the Third-World, more scared of the police than of the criminals.

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