Washington-Sana
A young man of African descent was killed after an American police officer pinned him to the ground and threw a fatal bullet in the back of the head in the northern state of Michigan, in a repeat of the series of violence targeting defenseless civilians.
And the Associated Press reported today that Patrick Liuya, 26, a young man of African descent, was shot in the back of the head yesterday by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during a traffic stop during a traffic jam, noting that a short chase and a fight from A stun gun he had led to the accident, according to videos posted on the Internet.
The videos also showed Yuya getting out of his car and fleeing from the officer who stopped him before he pinned him to subjugate him and then shoot him.
In turn, civil rights attorney Ben Crump called in a statement to expel the officer involved in the shooting and prosecute him, noting that “the video clearly shows that it was an unnecessary and excessive use of force that caused the death of an unarmed black man who was terrified of confrontation and fearful for his life.”
Against the background of the incident, hundreds of people gathered in Grand Rapids after the video clips were published and demanded that officials announce the name of the officer involved in the incident. More than a hundred people marched to Grand Rapids City Hall, chanting and chanting the slogans “Black lives are important” and “No justice.” ) and (No peace).
Some companies also cut off their working hours and closed early due to the incident, while the demonstration condemning the killing of the African youth remained peaceful, as the demonstrators demanded justice for Yuya and the lives of other blacks who were killed in shooting incidents at the hands of the police.
George Floyd, 46, was killed on the 25th of the fifth month of 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a police officer strangled him by pressing his knee on his neck for more than eight minutes in a series of killings targeting people of African descent at the hands of Police in the United States.
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