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 scenario after viewing the police officer’s physique digicam footage.

In the initial reports, “RHOC” followers discovered McLaughlin’s brother was shot and killed by Newport Beach police after he was stopped whereas driving his bike down the Pacific Coast Highway.

Sources near the scenario described Stirling’s habits as “uncooperative,” which triggered the taking pictures.

In the physique digicam footage launched, the 45-year-old went forwards and backwards 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 bought right into a bodily altercation after the officer believed Stirling was reaching for one thing in his pocket.

Law enforcement stated that throughout the scuffle, Stirling grabbed their taser, prompting them to fireplace six pictures, in the end killing him.

The Newport Beach Police Department launched an announcement following the taking pictures and shared extra particulars in regards to the incident with the general public.

“Shortly after being stopped, Stirling became uncooperative and assaulted the officer,” the assertion, which was shared on Instagram, learn. “During the ensuing violent altercation, Stirling managed to remove the department-issued taser from the officer’s duty belt and attempted to deploy it multiple times against the officer. At that point, an officer-involved shooting occurred.”

Additional officers later arrived on the scene and tried to render assist 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 had been “devastated by the loss” of their member of the family. She went on to thank these closest to her, together with area people members, for his or her “outpouring of love.”

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

“The movies have raised severe issues and many questions on the actions of that police officer. Of grave and particular concern is that the movies seem to point out Geoff shifting away from the officer on the time he was shot six occasions,” the statement read.

“The family, through their Attorneys, plan to file a lawsuit in Federal Court to obtain full answers and seek accountability,” it continued.

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

“The family remains heartbroken and devastated that Geoff was taken from them in what appears to be an unjustified use of lethal force,” the assertion learn, including, “Equally tragic is that there may have been other options and tactics available to the officer that he failed to utilize based on his training.”

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

“Yesterday, we laid my brother to rest. Just six months ago, we stood in this same place, grieving the loss of my mom,” she wrote within the caption. “My heart is broken, and the shock still hasn’t settled. But even in the sorrow, I cling to what I know is true: God is good. He is in control. I am not.”