PHOTO: Facebook/Lindsay Myeni
The lawyer of Lindani Myeni, who was killed in Honolulu, says bodycam video shows no justification for shooting him.
Myeni s family has started an online fundraiser for his repatriation.
He was married to a US citizen and they have two children.
The attorney of a South African man shot and killed by police officers in Honolulu, Hawaii, says the video released by authorities show no evidence to justify the fatal shooting.
Hawaii police shot and killed 29-year-old Lindani Myeni multiple times when they responded to a house burglary call.
The Myeni family lawyer, Luke Korkowski, told News24 his death was the result of poorly trained or aggressive police officers escalating a situation needlessly .
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The KZN rugby star was shot and killed by police in Hawaii on Wednesday. Weekend Breakfast speaks to an emotional Lindsay Myeni.
The hashtag #JusticeForLindaniMyeni is trending in South Africa after the fatal police shooting of the former KwaZulu-Natal rugby star in Honolulu on Wednesday.
Messages of condolence have been pouring in as Myeni s old team mates paid tribute to a person they describe as as a gentle man.
Myeni was married to US citizen Lindsay Myeni with whom he had two children.