CHICAGO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. civil right activist Al Sharpton on Friday demanded a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, at the 26-year-old black man's funeral in Grand Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan, the Detroit News reported.
Lyoya was killed by a police officer on April 4 during a traffic stop. According to videos released by Grand Rapids police, the officer asked for Lyoya's driver's license, and Lyoya eventually fled the car and a chase on foot ensued. The two men ended up struggling over the officer's stun gun before the officer shot Lyoya in the back of the head.
