Why Patrick Lyoya’s death is a tragedy, but not a surprise

A police officer shot Patrick Lyoya, killing him instantly. It happened during a physical encounter following a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 4. Lyoya’s family commissioned an autopsy, and the forensic pathologist who performed it said at a news conference that Lyoya “died as a result of a single gunshot wound with entrance wound in the back of the head.”