Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya’s fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle, but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head.
Highlights
- Patrick Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop.
- The shooting was captured by Lyoya’s passenger, with a cellphone, and a doorbell camera across the street.
- Police dashcam captured some audio but no images of the shooting.
- Body camera video released by police this week shows the initial stop, and the officer says the license plate wasn’t registered to the vehicle.
- Police chief says officers have to hold a button on the camera for three seconds to turn it off.
- One expert said it appeared to have been unintentional.