"We want his name:" Rev. Al Sharpton at Patrick Lyoya's funeral

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"You are going to protect the name of a policeman who shot somebody in the back of the head?"  Speaking at Patrick Lyoya's funeral, Rev. Al Sharpton demanded the authorities release the name of the man who shot and killed Lyoya.

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00:00How dare you hold the name of a man that killed this man. We want his name.

00:19They shot him according to preliminary reports in the back of his head to add insult to the injury.

00:29They're telling this family that they will not release the name of the one responsible for this death.

00:42Talking about we won't release the name until he is charged.

00:51Every time a young black man or woman is arrested in this town, you put their name all over the news.

01:04Every time we are suspected of something, you put our name out there.

01:14How dare you hold the name of a man that killed this man. We want his name.

01:27Are you setting a legal precedent now that if a policeman kills somebody on videotape that he's holding down and shoots in the back of the head

01:47that if the grand jury don't charge him that we will never know his name?

01:55I come from New York to tell you that we are not going to let that precedent stand.

02:02These young folks, black and white, that have been marching in Grand Rapids

02:14every day, they're not the troublemakers. They're the trouble breakers.

02:22It's trouble when you can shoot people in the head and remain anonymous.

02:30Don't ask them are they going to be violent. Give us the name of the one that was violent.

02:38Is this the Michigan where just not long ago you would not convict men that threatened to kidnap the governor?

02:49Now you're going to protect the name of a policeman that shot somebody in the back of the head?

02:56Is this Michigan 2022 or Mississippi 1952?

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