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Calls for justice as US cops shoot unarmed black man in the head
Protesters carrying a Black Lives Matter flag march inside a fountain at Veterans Memorial Park following a march from the Grand Rapids Police Department

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding justice for a black man they say was “executed” by police in the US state of Michigan. 

Newly released footage shows 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya being shot in the head by a law enforcement officer as he lay face down on the ground. 

The incident occurred on April 4 when he was pulled over because his car appeared to have a number plate that didn’t belong to the vehicle. 

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