'RHOC' alum Lydia McLaughlin 'devastated' after brother shot dead by police officer during traffic stop

Former The Real Housewives of Orange County star Lydia McLaughlin is mourning the loss of her brother Geoffrey Shyam Stirling On Thursday night Stirling died at the age of after he was shot and killed during an alleged altercation with a police officer following a traffic stop in Newport Beach California according to a press release posted by the city's police department on its X page Friday My family and I are devastated by the loss of my brother We are grateful for the outpouring of love and aid from friends family and the population We kindly ask for privacy as we mourn McLaughlin recounted People magazine in a message on Friday McLaughlin did not right away respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment McLaughlin and Stirling's father Scott Stirling who is the President and CEO of Canada's Newfoundland Broadcasting Company also shared a message with People 'REAL HOUSEWIVES' STAR TEDDI MELLENCAMP HAS FOUR MORE BRAIN TUMORS Geoffrey was a loving son brother uncle and friend Scott noted He was a television producer script writer actor and model He attended church every Sunday and supported multiple charities We miss him already According to the Newport Beach PD's press release Stirling a resident of Laguna Beach California was riding his motorcycle on Pacific Coast Highway when he was pulled over by a police officer for an alleged traffic violation around pm Shortly after being stopped Stirling became uncooperative and assaulted the officer the report read During the ensuing violent altercation Stirling managed to remove the department-issued taser from the officer's duty belt and attempted to deploy it multiple times against the officer At that point an officer-involved shooting occurred Additional officers responded to the scene and rendered biological aid to Stirling until personnel from the Newport Beach Fire Department arrived the announcement continued Stirling was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased The police department added In accordance with California law the California Department of Justice DOJ was notified and responded to the scene to conduct an independent analysis Once their research is complete the findings will be turned over to DOJ's Special Prosecutions Section for independent review the message continued This remains an working assessment McLaughlin was a main cast member during RHOC's eighth season in and she returned for the show's th season in In October McLaughlin revealed that her mother Judy Stirling who made appearances alongside her daughter during season and season of the reality show had died after a long battle with breast cancer In addition to McLaughlin and Stirling Scott and Judy also shared a son Jesse Stirling CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTEROn Saturday McLaughlin shared a tribute to her brother on her Instagram page APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST My family has experienced an unimaginable loss My brother Geoff was tragically taken and our hearts are shattered she wrote in the caption of her post which featured a photo of Stirling This was the song he turned to after we lost our mom she continued referring to Billie Eilish's hit Birds of a Feather He d cry every time she added I can t believe we re facing this pain just months after losing my best friend and mother I know they re both with Jesus now and He s walking with me through this darkness One step at a time