Police in Grand Rapids, Mich. Released four videos, including cell phone footage showing Patrick Lyoya being shot after a traffic jam was recorded by a passenger in Lyoya’s car. Video from the officer’s camera, body camera and a nearby home security camera shows Lyoya, 26, running from the scene after a police officer stopped him for breaking a license plate. They fought on the front grass of some houses in a Grand Rapids neighborhood.
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Lyoya took off after the police officer grabbed his hand to prevent him from leaving, according to footage recorded by the officer’s body camera. The story goes on under the ad “Leave Taser,” the officer shouted several times as the two men fought on the ground. He also shouted at Lyoya “stop resisting” as she tried to restrain the man. The camera video shows Lyoya trying to grab the Taser or push it away as the officer targets it. Police Chief Eric Winstrom said two attempts to deploy Taser were not linked to Loya, adding that both men had been holding the gun for “about 90 seconds”. After he managed to find himself on Lyoya, who is shown in the video face down on a front lawn, the policeman seems to be grabbing something from his belt. A loud shot is heard seconds later. Liogia does not move after the officer gets up and is heard to report the shooting to the senders.
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Prior to the release of the videos, city manager Mark Washington warned that they would lead to public “expressions of shock, anger and pain”. Winstrom said the officer is on paid leave as the investigation into the shooting continues. He said the officer’s name would only be made public if the investigation led to criminal prosecution. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad More than 100 people marched on Grand Rapids Town Hall before the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, chanting “Black lives matter” and “No justice, no peace”. Video – Residents express anger at city leaders Grand Rapids over the murder of police officer Patrick Loya @MLive pic.twitter.com/SbEHAsU32H – Daniel Shular (@xshularx) April 13, 2022 The decision to release the video was made last week, according to previous police statements. Winstrom said last week that he had met Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, and that they both cried. “I understand that as a father… It’s just frustrating,” the leader told WOOD-TV. Pastor Israel Siku, a spokesman and interpreter for the Swahili-speaking Lyoyas, told CNN he had seen the video with Peter Lyoya at the urging of police before Wednesday’s press conference. The story goes on under the ad “He solved it,” Sikou said to describe his father’s reaction. “She had nothing to say. He almost fainted. “ Siku said he “could not sleep” after watching the video. 1:59 Amir Locke Shots: Protesters Form Caravan in Downtown Minneapolis Amir Locke Shots: Protesters Form Caravan Downtown Minneapolis – February 5, 2022 Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cohle said he completed the autopsy on the day of Lyoya’s death, but that the toxicological results were not complete. He said the full report would not be released until state police completed the investigation. “This is the standard operating process,” Cohle said. As in many US cities, Grand Rapids police have at times been criticized for using violence, particularly against blacks, who make up 18 percent of the population. In November, the Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit regarding the practice of photographing and taking fingerprints of people who had never been charged with a crime. Grand Rapids said the policy changed in 2015. The story goes on under the ad A downtown street has been named after Breonna Taylor Way, named after a black woman and Grand Rapids native who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, during a failed drug raid in 2020. – with files from the Associated Press © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
