
Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head after encounter with officer, family attorneys say
CNN
An autopsy commissioned by Patrick Lyoya's family shows the 26-year-old was shot in the back of the head following an April 4 encounter with a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer, attorneys representing the family said Tuesday.
Lyoya and the officer, who has not been publicly identified, had a physical encounter following a traffic stop.
"Today, based on scientific evidence, we can confirm that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of his head," attorney Benjamin Crump said Tuesday in a news conference. "That is now scientific evidence of this tragic killing and what his family believes was an execution."

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