Lyoya, who was not armed, was killed after a traffic stop in western Michigan on April 4.
An independent autopsy confirms that Patrick Lyoya was by a Michigan police officer while face down on the ground, lawyers for the Black man’s family said Tuesday. The finding by a former Detroit-area medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official autopsy report hasn’t been released to the public. « There’s no question what killed this young man…. It was a powerful bullet, » said Dr. Werner Spitz, holding a skull at a news conference to show where the bullet entered the head. Spitz said he believes the gun was pressed against Lyoya’s head when the officer fired. Lyoya was killed after a traffic stop in western Michigan on April 4. He and the White officer physically struggled on the ground before the 26-year-old refugee from Congo was shot. Lyoya wasn’t armed.
