GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Grand Rapids Police released graphic video on Wednesday that showed an officer and killing 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop and scuffle that involved the officer's Taser.
Lyoya was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Mich. for a license plate issue on April 4. In the video, the unnamed officer told Lyoya that the plate didn't belong on the car and asked for his license.Lyoya appeared confused and then started to run from the officer.The police officer then chased him around the street and into the front yard of a neighboring home.
The officer pulled his Taser first and fired it at least once. At some point during the fight, Lyoya got his hands on the Taser and the officer demanded he drop it several times.In a cell phone video recorded by the passenger in Lyoya's car, the officer is seen on top of Lyoya as he is face down.
The officer tells him to drop the Taser and reaches to his belt for his gun.Lyoya tries to stand up with the officer on his back.