there s a lot to look at here. even as these two were eventually wrestling with each other, this officer tried to use his taser twice and missed. lyoya is seen putting his hands on the taser at points. both the officer and lyoya seem to have at least one hand on the taser, even as they go to the ground for what becomes the final time. the last words we hear from the officer are drop the taser. and an single gunshot to the head at point-blank range. the officer gets up, lyoya doesn t. moving forward, the central questions are what prompted this officer, one, to pull out his gun, but also if it was because of the taser, did the threat of that taser rise to that threshold of imminent great bodily harm or imminent death? it s part of the investigation that s ongoing led by michigan state police right now. once that s over, the results will be turned over for it grand rapids police department s
difficult day. leading up to what you just saw play out on the screens, police say they pulled over the vehicle for mismatched plates and registration, though they wouldn t say why they were standing them in the first place. as soon as patrick lyoya is pulled over, he s seen outside the car. there is a discussion. he starts running, the officer tackles him to the ground and they re struggling for a matter of minutes. the officer tried to deploy his taser twice and lyoya is seen trying to grab that taser. they re up, they re down, and then they go for the final time. the final haerds we heard from the officer are drop the taser. and then a single gun shot. the officer gets up. lyoya doesn t. now, the central questions here become what prompted this officer to pull out his weapon? and the officer is seen on top of lyoya while he is face down. i asked the police chief, what was the officer, what is the officer trained to try and do. in situation?