GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The blood-alcohol level of the man shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer last month was more than three times the legal limit, according to a Kent County medical examiner's autopsy and toxicology report released Monday to The Detroit News under a public records request.
Patrick Lyoya's blood ethanol was 290 mg/dL, according to the report. That converts to a 0.29% BAC — more than three times Michigan's limit of 0.08% and higher than 0.17%, which the state classifies as super drunk.
The seven-page report confirms the results of an independent autopsy last month: that Lyoya was shot in the back of the head. The time of death is listed as 8:33 a.m. Other than alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and the antihistamine diphenhydramine, no other drugs were found in Lyoya's system, according to the report.
