Lydia McLaughlin Planning To Sue Legislation Enforcement After Brother’s Capturing

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

Within the preliminary stories, “RHOC” followers discovered McLaughlin’s brother was shot and killed by Newport Seaside police after he was stopped whereas using his bike down the Pacific Coast Freeway.

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

Within 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 received right into a bodily altercation after the officer believed Stirling was reaching for one thing in his pocket.

Legislation enforcement mentioned that through the scuffle, Stirling grabbed their taser, prompting them to fireside six photographs, finally killing him.

The Newport Seaside Police Division launched an announcement following the taking pictures 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 towards the officer. At that time, an officer-involved taking pictures occurred.”

Extra 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, mentioned 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 area people members, for his or her “outpouring of affection.”

In an announcement shared with The US Solar, 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 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 risk 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 pressure,” the assertion learn, including, “Equally tragic is that there might have been different choices and techniques accessible to the officer that he didn’t 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 troublesome time.

“Yesterday, we laid my brother to relaxation. Simply six months in the past, we stood on this identical 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.”