At Funeral, Rev. Al Sharpton Demands Grand Rapids, Mich. Police Identify Officer Who Fatally Shot Patrick Lyoy
At Funeral, Rev. Al Sharpton Demands Grand Rapids, Mich. Police Identify Officer Who Fatally Shot Patrick Lyoya
The civil rights leader warns that withholding the name can set a dangerous precedent.
The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded Friday (April 22) that Grand Rapids, Mich. police officials reveal the name of the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop, warning that their decision to withhold his identity until he’s charged could set a dangerous legal precedence.
“Every time a young Black man or woman is arrested in this town, you put their name all over the news. … How dare you withhold the name of the man that killed Patrick. We want his name,” Sharpton said during his eulogy.
Sharpton said the danger is that we’ll never know the cop’s name if the grand jury doesn’t indict him.
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The civil rights leader warns that withholding the name can set a dangerous precedent.
The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded Friday (April 22) that Grand Rapids, Mich. police officials reveal the name of the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop, warning that their decision to withhold his identity until he’s charged could set a dangerous legal precedence.
“Every time a young Black man or woman is arrested in this town, you put their name all over the news. … How dare you withhold the name of the man that killed Patrick. We want his name,” Sharpton said during his eulogy.
Sharpton said the danger is that we’ll never know the cop’s name if the grand jury doesn’t indict him.
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