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Supporters of the Patick Lyoya family say they want Kent County prosecutors to retry a former Grand Rapids police officer ...
Ven Johnson, the civil attorney representing the family of Patrick Lyoya, spoke about Thursday's mistrial declaration.
Patrick Lyoya’s family is urging the prosecutor to refile charges after the jury came back deadlocked and a mistrial was ...
Patrick Lyoya's parents reacted to the mistrial in the case of police officer Christopher Schurr who killed their son during ...
A jury is returning to the courtroom in the case of Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids police officer charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya.
Lyoya’s parents are hopeful their family will get justice after a Grand Rapids cop fatally shot their son in 2022 ...
In his his closing arguments, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker argued Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr ...
Protesters in Grand Rapids marched downtown demanding justice for Patrick Lyoya and urging a retrial after a mistrial.
Schurr is charged with second-degree murder​, which is punishable by life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Becker said the Lyoya family is "extremely disappointed" by the mistrial. Peter LyoyaPatrick Lyoya’s father – thanked the prosecution and activists he said have stood by his family.
"Our city’s future depends on the courage to confront hard truths and the will to make meaningful changes," The Urban League ...