Our thoughts go out to Lydia McLaughlin and her loved ones after they went through an unimaginable ordeal.
According to TMZ, her brother lost his life in a traffic stop.
Geoffrey Shyam Stirling was only 45 years old.
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The outlet reported that he was riding a motorcycle on the Pacific Coast Highway on Thursday when he was pulled over by police.
Geoff was in Newport Beach during the incident, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles.
Sources claim that he became “uncooperative” during the traffic stop.
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The Newport Beach Police Department wrote on Instagram, “On April 17, 2025, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a Newport Beach Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle on West Coast Highway between Superior Avenue and Hoag Hospital.
“The rider, identified as Geoffrey Shyam Stirling, a 45-year-old resident of Laguna Niguel, was stopped for a traffic violation.”
The post also alleged that he “assaulted the officer” and provided more details about the situation.
