In this undated photo provided by Lindsay Myeni, is Lindani Myeni, foreground with no shirt on, resting on the grass after a rugby match in Eshowe, South Africa. Myeni was fatally shot by Honolulu police in 2021 after he physically attacked officers, who responded when an upset occupant of a home complained a stranger had entered uninvited wearing a feathered headband and made bizarre comments.
Stage four is the most severe level and experts say it’s alarming for someone as young as Myeni to have such a critical case of CTE. Police officials have said officers weren’t reacting to his race, but rather his behavior, which put officers' lives in jeopardy. Prosecutors found that deadly force was justified because Myeni physically attacked officers, leaving one with a concussion.
Dr. Masahiko Kobayashi, the Honolulu medical examiner who autopsied Myeni and concluded he died from gunshot wounds, said he suspected CTE after hearing about Myeni's behavior and his contact sports past. Myeni's behavior sounded like “classic symptoms” related to CTE, “confusion, disorientation, acting out in a very different way,” said Paul Anderson, a lawyer in Kansas City, Missouri, who represents families of athletes with brain injuries, but is not involved in the Myeni case.
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steven Alm said the CTE finding isn’t surprising and doesn’t change his conclusion that police were justified in using deadly force.
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