Shayne Lyons’ family continues to seek closure and answers after a grand jury declined to take action in the officer-involved shooting that ended with Lyons’ death.

A part of the closure, they said, is viewing the video from the shooting that happened in the 1600 block of Kansas Avenue on Dec. 28. Police said Lyons, 35, was carrying a large weapon when the officer, whose name has not been released, ordered him to drop the weapon.

Lyons did not comply with the command, authorities said, and continued toward the officer, who “fired several rounds from his service revolver striking the man.”

Andre Molo, Lyons’ brother, said Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso indicated to the family they would probably be able to see the video last Thursday but first the legal department had to give the OK. Then, he said, maybe on Monday, but that did not happen.

“All we ask, actually, is to get closure,” Molo said Wednesday during a meting with news media at his home. He was joined by his mother, Paula Singleon, NAACP-Port Arthur President Kalan Gardner and activist Reginald Trainer.

Singleton said it has been rough since Lyons’ death and she has not had time to grieve. She questions the police department motives in not allowing the video to be shown to them, questions why her son was shot multiple times and questions the handling of the case.

“Right now he’s (the officer) going back to work. He’s never been off pay. My son is lying in the ground. He’s never coming back,” Singleton said. “He won’t be here to help me.”

She also called out the police when making her statement to media.

“I can’t call the police. You wanna know why I can’t call the police? Because I’m too afraid of the police now because I can’t trust them. You can’t trust somebody who’s going to shoot a person that many times,” she said. “Why? Because he was black? I don’t care if he (officer) was a rookie. Who else is he going to shoot next time?”

The mother said she was told her son was shot nine times, then told he was shot seven times, leaving her to wonder why the officer emptied a whole clip.

“I’m waiting yet to place a tombstone. I’m waiting for some peace of mind,” she said. “I’m waiting to cry, you understand? I’m waiting for somebody to say ‘Hey Ms. Paula, hey, I’m here to help you.’”

Molo questioned why the officer chose to use his revolver as opposed to a night stick, Taser or pepper spray. He also said he wonders if the reason Lyons was shot was because the incident happened on the city’s West Side.

“Is it because of the place? All of this went down on the west side of Port Arthur and every black man in that part of town is not a bad person,” Molo said. “You made a judgment call to say he ain’t nothing but another black man that’s in the way. That’s my personal opinion.”

Molo said he is ready to walk up and down the street with signs in front of the police station if that is what it takes to get answers.

Gardner said the NAACP is there to support the family and try to help them get closure. He agrees the family should be able to see the video, especially since the grand jury has made their decision.

Gardner was born and raised in Port Arthur and knew Lyons and said he had questions about the case from the beginning.

Duriso arrived during the interview and spoke privately with the family after the media left.

The police department issued a statement regarding the grand jury’s decision: “The Port Arthur police officer involved in the December officer-involved shooting was no-billed by the Jefferson County grand jury indicating that his actions were deemed to be justified in this incident.”