NEWPORT BEACH, California — A traffic stop on West Coast Highway turned deadly when a Newport Beach Police Department officer shot and killed a 45-year-old man after a violent altercation. The incident occurred on April 17, 2025, at approximately 9:15 p.m.The motorcyclist, identified as Geoffrey Shyam Stirling, of Laguna Niguel, was initially stopped for a traffic violation. According to the Newport Beach Police Department, Stirling became uncooperative and assaulted the officer, managing to seize the officer’s taser and attempting to use it multiple times. This led to the officer-involved shooting.Additional officers arrived at the scene and provided medical aid to Stirling until Newport Beach Fire Department personnel took over. Stirling was transported to a local…..