A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against the Black man’s head when firing the fatal shot. That's the opinion of an expert who performed an independent autopsy on Patrick Lyoya. The results were announced Tuesday. Dr. Werner Spitz says he confirmed what was seen last week on video: Lyoya was shot in the back of the head in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 4. Attorney Ben Crump says the white officer failed to ease up after a foot chase and physical struggle following a traffic stop. Results of the official autopsy haven’t been publicly released. State police are investigating the shooting.
Lyoya's family said they believe a video collected and released by police shows that the 26-year-old refugee from Congo was resisting the officer, not fighting him.
According to lawyers representing Patrick Lyoya's family, an independent autopsy reveals that Patrick was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer while lying facedown on the ground.