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NAACP: Michigan attorney general must investigate Lyoya case

A civil rights group is demanding that the Michigan attorney general investigate the police shooting of Patrick Lyoya, warning the longstanding relationship between the county prosecutor's office and Grand Rapids police could lead to bias

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Who is Christopher Schurr, the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya?

A Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot a man in the back of the head during a struggle that followed a traffic stop on April 4 shared a connection with him eight years ago and half a world away.

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Police release name of Grand Rapids officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom on Monday released the name of the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya on April 4.

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US police release name of officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

Lyoya’s family and supporters demanded the officer, Christopher Schurr, be named publicly and face criminal charges.

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Michigan police officer who shot unarmed Patrick Lyoya identified

Lyoya was shot in head at close range after traffic stop

The Independent UK

Police chief releases name of officer who shot Patrick Lyoya

Grand Rapids, Michigan, police have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya three weeks ago

The Independent UK

Editorial: Time to examine whether minor vehicle infractions merit police stops

One big question deserves to be on every police officer’s mind when pulling a motorist over for a relatively minor offense: Is this stop really worth the violent confrontation or death that could follow? Even if cops aren’t asking that question, city governments are, and they increasingly are concluding that,…

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Youth activists in Detroit demand accountability in Lyoya killing

DETROIT — Youth activists on Sunday chanted demands for justice for the family of Patrick Lyoya in front of the "Spirit of Detroit," bringing outrage over the April 4 killing of the Black refugee by a police officer in Grand Rapids to the city's municipal building before marching up Woodward…

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During eulogy for Patrick Lyoya, the Rev. Al Sharpton demands federal probe into shooting

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Rev. Al Sharpton has been here before. So has Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney.

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Sharpton demands federal probe into Lyoya's shooting death at funeral

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Calling Patrick Lyoya's shooting death "an execution" by a police officer, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Friday demanded a federal investigation into the fatal traffic stop.

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Mourners to gather at funeral after Patrick Lyoya shooting

Mourners will gather at the funeral for Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was fatally shot in the back of the head after a traffic stop and struggle with a white police officer in Michigan

The Independent UK

US police have killed nearly 600 people in traffic stops since 2017, data shows

Deaths continue apace this year, with Black victims disproportionately harmed, amid calls to reduce traffic encounters

The Guardian - US

Nolan Finley: Bad choices led to Lyoya's killing

Patrick Lyoya should not be dead today.

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Michigan agency requests federal bias probe into Grand Rapids Police Department

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has requested an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department's practices, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge confirmed Tuesday.

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Attorney Crump accuses officer of racial profiling of Lyoya; results of independent autopsy released

DETROIT — Attorneys for Patrick Lyoya's family said Tuesday the 26-year-old's death appears to be a “classic” case of Lyoya being targeted for a “driving while Black" traffic stop.

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Autopsy shows unarmed Black man shot in head by US police officer

Patrick Lyoya was killed during a traffic stop in US state of Michigan, spurring protests and calls for accountability.

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Crump accuses officer of racial profiling of Lyoya; results of autopsy being released

DETROIT — Patrick Lyoya died of a gunshot wound to the back of head, an independent autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz confirmed.

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Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in back of head by Michigan police officer

The autopsy matched what was shown in videos released publicly last week.

The Independent UK

Patrick Lyoya: Independent autopsy confirms unarmed Black man was fatally shot in head by white police officer

Patrick Lyoya was shot and killed by a white police officer during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 4 April

The Independent UK

Results of 2nd autopsy to be given in Patrick Lyoya's death

Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya say they will release results from an independent autopsy Tuesday

Tribune News Service

Sharpton set to deliver eulogy at Patrick Lyoya's funeral

DETROIT — Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled to deliver the eulogy on Friday for Patrick Lyoya, the motorist killed by a Grand Rapids police officer following an April 4 traffic stop, Lyoya family attorney Benjamin Crump said Monday.

The Independent UK

Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man shot by officer

Funeral services have been scheduled for an unarmed Black man fatally shot following a traffic stop and struggle with a white police officer in western Michigan

Tribune News Service

Michigan secretary of state walks back statement on limiting access to driver records

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office announced Friday afternoon it would no longer release to media the driving records of "victims of violence," including Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop April 4.

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'We believe there will be justice for Patrick': Pastor at Lyoya vigil leads mourners in chant

LANSING, Mich. — Mourners gathered Saturday with the family of Patrick Lyoya as they called for justice for their eldest son, who was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month.

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