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James Stokes remembers Grand Rapids following the slaying of George Floyd, when demonstrations devolved into rioting that left businesses damaged and scores of people arrested. Stokes and other leaders in the western Michigan city desperately wanted to avoid a similar outbreak of violence when a white Grand Rapids police officer fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, a Black motorist, last April. The …

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A Michigan police officer who shot a Black man during a struggle following a traffic stop was charged with murder on Thursday. Christopher Schurr, a white Grand Rapids police officer, faces a single count of second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, prosecutor Christopher Becker said. “Officer Schurr must be held accountable for his decision to …

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded that authorities publicly identify the Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and native of Congo who was fatally shot in the back of the head after a struggle, saying at Lyoya’s funeral Friday: “We want his name!” Sharpton’s comments renewed demands by Lyoya’s family members and activists. No …

Rights advocates demand name of police officer who shot Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head after Michigan traffic stop. Reverend Al Sharpton has demanded that authorities in the United States publicly identify the Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was fatally shot in the back of the …

DETROIT — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against his head when firing the fatal shot, an expert who performed an independent autopsy for the Black man’s family said Tuesday. Spitz appeared at a news conference with lawyers for Lyoya’s family, who said they believe video collected and released by police …

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

Patrick Lyoya was killed during a traffic stop in the US state of Michigan, spurring protests and calls for accountability. An independent autopsy has confirmed that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a police officer in the US state of Michigan while face down on the ground, lawyers for his family said. “Unarmed Patrick Lyoya …

Video: Michigan cop on Black man’s back, fatally shot him

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” …

A police officer in the US state of Michigan fatally shot Lyoya, 26, in the head during a traffic stop this month. Patrick Lyoya was “executed” by police, the 26-year-old Black man’s family and supporters have said, a day after authorities in the US state of Michigan released video footage showing an officer shoot Lyoya in the head as he …

Family of Patrick Lyoya demands justice after the 26-year-old was shot dead by a Michigan officer this month. Police in the US state of Michigan have released video footage of an officer fatally shooting a 26-year-old Black man in the head, in an incident that has spurred renewed calls for action to stop deadly police violence against Black people in …

COGGON, Iowa — A Chicago man who allegedly shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy after robbing an Iowa gas station was captured and charged Monday after eluding authorities during a 14-hour manhunt. Stanley L. Donahue, 36, was taken into custody Monday afternoon just north of Coggon, Iowa, where the robbery and shooting took place at a Casey’s General Store on …