‘Real Housewife’ alum Lydia McLaughlin mourns brother shot and killed by California police

A motorcyclist shot and killed by Newport Beach police last week during a traffic stop is the brother of former Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Lydia McLaughlin My family and I are devastated by the loss of my brother We are grateful for the outpouring of love and encouragement from friends family and the population We kindly ask for privacy as we mourn McLaughlin mentioned in a message in People magazine Related Articles Motorcyclist shot by California cops took officer s Taser and tried to use it executives say Labor board orders San Mateo County to respond to sheriff s union complaint Morgan Hill police shoot man after apparent disturbance at Safeway Gov Newsom offers to anyone who tells on would-be cop assassin Sheriff Corpus sues San Mateo County to force release of corruption probe expenses Geoffrey Shyam Stirling was initially pulled over by police on April around p m for an undisclosed traffic violation Police disclosed the Laguna Niguel man became uncooperative and assaulted the officer took the officer s Taser from his duty belt and tried to use it on the officer multiple times At that point Stirling was shot and killed Orange County court records show a man with the same name was scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday April involving a felony arson-of-property charge Scott Stirling his father described People Geoffrey was a loving son brother uncle and friend He was a television producer script writer actor and model He attended church every Sunday and supported multiple charities We miss him already The California Department of Justice which probes police shootings of unarmed civilians is reviewing the shooting City News Organization contributed to this overview