BLM and other far-left protesters gathered outside of the Grand Rapids Police Department demanding justice for Patrick Lyoya, a black man who was fatally shot by police after resisting arrest.
Various videos of the scene show Lyoya, 26, and another passenger being pulled over in a residential neighborhood.
A police officer exits his patrol car and instructs Lyoya to stay in his car.
Lyoya exits his vehicle despite the officer yelling at him to “stay in the car” repeatedly.
After some back-and-forth over a license plate and driver’s license, the officer chases Lyoya and the two end up on the ground fighting over a taser gun.
The officer repeatedly tells Lyoya to “let go of the taser” – shortly after another struggle, the cop shoots Lyoya in the head
Patrick Lyoya has a long criminal history that includes a conviction for assaulting a pregnant woman in Kentwood, Michigan, Andy Ngo reported.
EXCLUSIVE: #PatrickLyoya, a black man shot dead by a @GrandRapidsPD officer after violently resisting arrest & trying to take the cop’s taser, has a conviction for assaulting a pregnant woman in Kentwood County. #Antifa & the left are calling for violence as revenge for his death pic.twitter.com/9gKqwhkLkX
— Andy Ngô ?️? (@MrAndyNgo) April 14, 2022
Angry protesters threw projectiles at police officers at the Grand Rapids PD on Wednesday night.
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A fence separated angry protesters and police officers at the @GrandRapidsPD. Earlier, some of them had thrown projectiles though the behavior quickly ceased. Online, many continue to urge violence and revenge. #PatrickLyoya pic.twitter.com/k9XNs5yu9n
— Andy Ngô ?️? (@MrAndyNgo) April 14, 2022