An impartial post-mortem confirms that Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, was shot at the back of the pinnacle by a Michigan police officer whereas face down on the bottom, attorneys for his household mentioned on Tuesday.
The discovering by a former Detroit-area medical expert matches what was seen final week on video launched by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official post-mortem report has not been launched to the general public.
Lyoya was killed on the finish of a visitors cease in western Michigan on 4 April. He and the white officer struggled on the bottom earlier than the 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was shot.
Lyoya was not armed, although the officer was heard on video demanding that he take his hand off a police Taser.
“This impartial post-mortem report confirms what all of us witnessed within the horrifying video footage: unarmed Patrick Lyoya was acutely aware till the bullet entered his head, immediately ending what might have been an extended and fruitful life,” the lawyer Ben Crump mentioned.
The post-mortem was carried out by Dr Werner Spitz.
Crump mentioned Lyoya might have lived till his early 80s.
Lyoya’s loss of life has outraged his household in addition to many individuals who've watched video of the confrontation.
The officer, whose title has not been launched, is heard saying through the cease that the license plate didn’t match the automotive. Lyoya declined to get again into the car as ordered and a brief foot chase ensued.
Within the ultimate moments, the officer was on prime of Lyoya, attempting to subdue him. He fired his gun after demanding Lyoya drop his police Taser.
State police will give their findings to the Kent county prosecutor for consideration of any expenses.
Lyoya’s funeral is deliberate for Friday at Renaissance Church of God in Christ in Grand Rapids. The Rev Al Sharpton’s Nationwide Motion Community mentioned it would assist cowl the fee. Sharpton will ship a eulogy.
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