FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: FAMILY OF FATALY SHOT BLACK MAN WANTS OFFICER PROSECUTION:

Family of unarmed Black man fatally shot during traffic stop in Michigan calls for prosecution of officer The family of a Michigan man who was shot and killed by a police officer earlier this month during a traffic stop reiterated their call for the termination and prosecution of the officer during a news conference on Thursday.

"They will express to you how very devastated they are at seeing, in their words, their son executed," said civil rights attorney Ben Crump during a news conference Thursday. Crump is representing the family of Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black man, who was fatally shot in Grand Rapids on April 4.

Crump and the Lyoya family were joined by attorneys, religious and community leaders at a city church for a "community conversation" about civil rights and police violence.

Lyoya's parents, Dorcas and Peter, and his brother Thomas wept at the community forum calling for the prosecution of the officer involved in the incident and demanded justice for the 26-year-old.

The Lyoya family moved from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United States in 2014. Patrick's father said he thought he'd be safe during police encounters in the US.

"What is making me cry more is to see my son killed by a police officer for a small, small mistake," Peter Lyoya said through an interpreter. "My life has come to an end." Patrick's mother said she's "deeply hurt and wounded" and cannot stop herself from crying. "When we run away from war in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo], I thought that I came to a safe land. And now, I'm surprised and astonished to see that my son is shot here," Dorcas Lyoya said through an interpreter. "That is my beloved son, and you know how you love your first-born son."