Willie McCoy was shot around 25 times by police, says lawyer

One of the officers involved in the fatal shooting had previously shot dead an unarmed black man

A YOUNG man who was shot dead by police after he fell asleep in his car was shot around 25 times, the lawyer representing his family has said.

Willie McCoy, a rapper known as Willie Bo, was killed by police in the car park of a branch of Taco Bell in Vallejo, California, on February 9.

The 20-year-old had been asleep in his car before officers approached him and attempted to gain access to his vehicle.

Officers say that McCoy was unresponsive and had a gun in his lap and that they opened fire after he suddenly began to move.

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