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Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced May 22 he will not retry ex-Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr ...
DETROIT – Patrick Lyoya was a "quiet kid" who didn't like to fight, according to his father. Peter Lyoya said his son, a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, "made a small mistake" this month.
An autopsy commissioned by Patrick Lyoya’s family shows the 26-year-old was shot in the back of the head following an April 4 encounter with a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer, attorneys ...
It was about five years ago that Patrick Lyoya first stepped into Restoration Community Church, a small United Methodist congregation just outside Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a new face ...
DETROIT, MI -- The family members of Patrick Lyoya say they were heartbroken and unhappy about a decision not to retry a former Grand Rapids police officer for killing their son. Peter and Dorcas ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Patrick Lyoya’s father says his family will never be the same and their pain and suffering has continued in the year since Lyoya was killed by a Grand Rapids ...
Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant, was declared dead at the scene. After three years of waiting, Peter Lyoya said he felt they were finally close to getting justice for their son, only to be ...
The killing of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in Michigan sparked widespread protests, renewing questions around police brutality.
Patrick Lyoya was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer in April. The family of Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer ...
Two police experts for the family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man killed by a White Grand Rapids police officer last year, have said the officer's conduct violated his training and acceptable police ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Patrick Lyoya’s family has sued the city of Grand Rapids and the former police officer who killed Lyoya, alleging excessive force and a violation of his rights.
Less than two weeks before the trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr begins, the family of Patrick Lyoya is speaking out. “We are not at peace. We don't have joy.