Who was Patrick Lyoya? Everything we know about the man shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer
Patrick Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The family of Patrick Lyoya is in deep mourning after the 26-year-old man was shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.
During a press conference on Thursday, Peter and Dorcas Lyoya spoke about their oldest son and everything they had done to give him opportunities.Peter told the Associated Press he and his family escaped from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2014 and immigrated to the United States.
He said he was trying to escape violence but now fears they came here to die.MORE: Patrick Lyoya was shot in head by Grand Rapids Police officerPatrick was 26, the oldest of Peter and Dorcas' six children.
Peter said moving to the U.S. was supposed to bring peace and safety."I knew that if you met the police officer in America, that you would be safe.
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