Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a home in Grand Rapids, Mich. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “leave” his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!” Citing the need for transparency, the city’s new police chief, Eric Winstrom, released four videos, including critical footage of a shot fired by a passenger in Loya’s car that rainy morning. “I see it as a tragedy… It was a development of sadness for me,” said Winstrom, a former senior Chicago police chief who led the Grand Rapids in March. The city of about 200,000 inhabitants is located about 240 miles northwest of Detroit.

The race lasted 90 seconds

The video shows Lyoya being run by the police officer who stopped him because he is driving with a license plate that did not belong to the vehicle. They competed in front of many houses while Lyoya’s passenger came out and watched. Winstrom said the race for Taser lasted about 90 seconds. At the last moment, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times to subdue him. “From my point of view of the video, Taser was developed twice. Taser did not come into contact,” Winstrom told reporters. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. However, that’s the only information I have.” CLOCKS The video shows a few minutes before Lyoya’s death:

Police have released a video of Patrick Liogia being shot

Police in Grand Rapids, Mich. Have released several videos that appear to show Patrick Lyoya being shot dead from behind after a traffic jam. 1:22
State police are investigating the shooting. Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cohle said he had completed the autopsy, but the toxicological tests had not been completed. The traffic jam was tense from the beginning. The video shows Lyoya, originally from the Congo, getting out of the car before the police officer approaches. He ordered Lyoya to return to the vehicle but the man refused. The policeman asked him if he spoke English and asked for a driver’s license. The chase started immediately after, video shows. Winstrom did not identify the officer, a seven-year-old veteran on paid leave during the investigation. “I, who have been from Chicago for the last 20 years, have handled a lot of police shootings, so I have a lot of experience in that,” he said. “I was hoping I would never have to use this experience here.” A TV screen shows a photo from a video of Lyoya during a traffic stop. (Grand Rapids Police Station)

Videos from various sources

The video was collected by Liogia’s passenger, the officer’s camera, the officer’s patrol car and a bell camera. Prosecutor Chris Becker, who will decide whether the charges are justified, opposed the release, but said Winstrom could act alone. Becker said the public should not expect a quick decision. “While the videos released today are important evidence, they are not all evidence,” he said. City Manager Mark Washington warned that the videos would lead to “expressions of shock, anger and pain.” Some businesses in the city center boarded their shop windows and concrete roadblocks surrounded the police headquarters. Loya had two young daughters and five brothers, said Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who spoke to his family. “He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family escaping the violence. He had his whole life ahead of him,” Whitmer said. A TV screen shows a snapshot of a video of a Grand Rapids police officer chasing Loya. (Cory Morse / The Grand Rapids Press / The Associated Press)

The family will speak on Thursday

Prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, speaking on behalf of Loya’s family, called on Wednesday for the’s dismissal officer to be fired and prosecuted. “The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive and deadly use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the meeting and terrified for his life,” Crump said in a statement. Kramp and Liogia’s family are expected to give a press conference on Thursday afternoon. More than 100 people marched on Grand Rapids Town Hall ahead of the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, chanting “Black lives matter” and “No justice, no peace”. On Wednesday, several hundred protesters gathered outside the Grand Rapids police station after the videos were released with some swearing and shouting behind barricades. The group asked officials to make public the name of the officer in the shooting. Winstrom said last week that he had met Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, and that they both cried. “I understand it as a father … It ‘s just sad,” the leader told WOOD-TV. 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. A downtown street has been named after Breonna Taylor Way, named after the black woman and local Grand Rapids who were killed by police in Louisville, Ky., During a failed drug raid in 2020.