An official autopsy also showed that Lioya’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit, experts who saw a copy of the medical court’s report told Detroit Free Press, which was the first to report the findings.
The Kent County Court’s autopsy report was obtained from the Detroit Free Press at the request of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). CNN requested a full copy of the report.
The forensic doctor’s office confirmed that the results of the autopsy, reported by the newspaper, were accurate.
In a statement Saturday, attorneys Van Johnson and Ben Crump, who represent Lioya’s family, called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against the officer for “unfair murder” and for publishing the Michigan State Police report on the shooting.
A CNN review of state court records found that during the April stop, Lioya had his license revoked and three arrest warrants open. There are a dozen criminal and travel cases against Leia since 2016.
Lawyers for the Loya family declined to comment on the man’s blood alcohol level, as well as his confiscated book and open orders.
Lyoya, a black man, was shot dead on April 4 after pursuing and fighting Taser after police stopped him for an allegedly unregistered license plate.
The officer who fired the shot has been identified as Christopher Schur, who remains on administrative leave and stripped of police powers, pending a criminal investigation by Michigan police and an internal investigation by the Grand Rapids Police Department into violating policies. of the department.
Kent County Attorney Chris Becker was not available for comment. Late last month, he said his office was reviewing the case and the timing depended on additional information, including an autopsy report. He did not provide a time frame for completing his review.
Grand Rapids police released several forms of video capturing approximately two minutes and 40 seconds of interaction.
The footage begins with the policeman walking towards Lioja’s car.
The video shows 26-year-old Lioja getting out of the car to talk to the police. He can be seen turning his back on the policeman and appears to be walking towards the front of the car. The officer put his hands on Lioja’s shoulder and back, saying “no, no, no, stop, stop.”
Lioya is seen resisting the officer’s touch and quickly backs away from the officer, running away before the officer knocks him to the ground and tells Lioja to “stop resisting.”
The video shows Lioja getting up and standing up, and the officer uses an electric shocker. Police said the Taser was used twice, but the teeth did not hit Lyoya.
The two ended up physically on the ground, where a police officer shot Lioya, who was unarmed at the time of the shooting, according to a family lawyer.
The officer who shot Lioya is heard saying “Throw the Taser” before making the fatal shot.
An autopsy ordered by Lioja’s family found him shot in the back of the head.
A CNN review of government records found that Lioja’s driver’s license was revoked on March 20, 2022, due to a third conviction for substance abuse in 10 years. His license was also revoked in 2021 and 2019 due to substance abuse convictions, according to these records. It is unclear whether Shur knew about this during the traffic stop.
An arrest warrant was issued for Leia on April 1 in connection with a domestic violence complaint filed on the same date. In another case, an order for non-appearance or non-payment was issued on April 4. The judge signed the order on the same date that Lioja was shot dead by police, but a petition for the order was signed on March 29th.
Another order was issued in a case alleging that Lioya fled the scene of a car accident that caused property damage. This order was issued this February; The crash is said to have happened on Christmas Day 2021.
Shur, the police officer who fired the shots that killed Lioja, has worked in law enforcement for about seven years, according to his police union, the Grand Rapid Police Association.
CNN tried to contact Schurr for comment.
In a previous statement on its Facebook account, the union said it supported Schurr.
The association acknowledged that its statement was not intended to “remove the heartache that the Lioja family is experiencing from the loss of a member of their family.”
“As tragic as this case is, we believe that an in-depth review of this whole situation will show that the police officer has the legal right to protect himself and the community in an unstable dangerous situation like this, to return to his / her family at the end. to replace them. ”
Amir Vera, Amy Simmonson, Omar Jimenez, Emma Tucker, Christina Sguglia, Teresa Waldrop and Artemis Moshtagian contributed to this report.
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