Article 5YAS9 Patrick Lyoya shot in back of head by officer while on ground, autopsy shows

Patrick Lyoya shot in back of head by officer while on ground, autopsy shows

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Maya Yang and agencies
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Lyoya, a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed by police at the end of a traffic stop in Michigan

Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man killed by police in western Michigan, have released results from an independent autopsy.

Video from a bystander showed that Lyoya, who was not armed, was on the ground when he was shot in the head during a struggle with a white Grand Rapids officer on 4 April.

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