Lydia McLaughlin Planning To Sue Law Enforcement After Brother’s Shooting

In a brand new assertion, Lydia McLaughlin, who beforehand described the lack of her brother, Geoffrey Shyam Stirling, 45, as “devastating,” stated her household is much more “disturbed” by the state of affairs after viewing the police officer’s physique digicam footage.

Within the initial reports, “RHOC” followers realized McLaughlin’s brother was shot and killed by Newport Seaside police after he was stopped whereas driving his bike down the Pacific Coast Freeway.

Sources near the state of affairs described Stirling’s conduct as “uncooperative,” which brought about the capturing.

Within the physique digicam footage launched, the 45-year-old went backwards and forwards with a police officer after he was stopped for a visitors violation.

After refusing the officer’s instructions to sit down on the curb, the 2 received right into a bodily altercation after the officer believed Stirling was reaching for one thing in his pocket.

Legislation enforcement stated that in the course of the scuffle, Stirling grabbed their taser, prompting them to fireplace six photographs, finally killing him.

The Newport Seaside Police Division launched an announcement following the capturing and shared extra particulars concerning the incident with the general public.

“Shortly after being stopped, Stirling grew to become uncooperative and assaulted the officer,” the assertion, which was shared on Instagram, learn. “In the course of the ensuing violent altercation, Stirling managed to take away the department-issued taser from the officer’s obligation belt and tried to deploy it a number of occasions in opposition to the officer. At that time, an officer-involved capturing occurred.”

Further officers later arrived on the scene and tried to render support to Stirling earlier than he was transported to the hospital, the place he later handed away.

McLaughlin, who appeared on Bravo’s “RHOC” for 2 seasons, stated she and her household have been “devastated by the loss” of their member of the family. She went on to thank these closest to her, together with local people members, for his or her “outpouring of affection.”

In an announcement shared with The US Sun, McLaughlin and her household revealed their plans to file a lawsuit in opposition to the officer concerned in Stirling’s capturing after the “disturbing” physique digicam footage was launched.

“The movies have raised critical issues and many questions on the actions of that police officer. Of grave and particular concern is that the movies seem to indicate Geoff transferring away from the officer on the time he was shot six occasions,” the assertion learn.

“The household, by their Attorneys, plan to file a lawsuit in Federal Court docket to acquire full solutions and search accountability,” it continued.

McLaughlin and her household additionally claimed within the assertion that Stirling was “unarmed” and “posed no lethal menace to the officer,” regardless of the declare that he grabbed an officer’s taser.

“The household stays heartbroken and devastated that Geoff was taken from them in what seems to be an unjustified use of deadly power,” the assertion learn, including, “Equally tragic is that there might have been different choices and techniques accessible to the officer that he did not make the most of based mostly on his coaching.”

On Instagram, McLaughlin honored her brother with a transferring assortment of pictures, sharing that her religion in God has been a supply of power throughout this tough time.

“Yesterday, we laid my brother to relaxation. Simply six months in the past, we stood on this similar place, grieving the lack of my mother,” she wrote within the caption. “My coronary heart is damaged, and the shock nonetheless hasn’t settled. However even within the sorrow, I cling to what I do know is true: God is nice. He’s in management. I’m not.”