Video shows police officer kneeling on Black man before fatally shooting him

Patrick Lyoya, aged 26, was killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during a struggle after a traffic stop

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase and fight over a stun gun, according to videos of the 4 April incident released Wednesday.

Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” of his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!”

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Source: The Guardian