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Coverage dated December 6, 2022 to December 7, 2022

Patrick Lyoya's family sues Grand Rapids and the then-officer who killed him

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By Jason Hanna and Michelle Watson, CNN The family of a Black man fatally shot in the head by a Michigan police officer has sued the ex-officer and the city who employed him, alleging in part that the slain man’s civil rights were violated through excessive force.

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  1. NBC News

    Patrick Lyoya's family files wrongful death lawsuit against former officer and city of Grand Rapids (opens NBC News)

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    Christopher Schurr shot Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head in April after pulling him over because his license plate didn’t match his car.

  2. The Center Square

    Family of Lyoya, fatally shot by Grand Rapids police, files federal civil lawsuit (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – Eight months after Patrick Lyoya's death during a traffic stop by a police officer in Michigan, two attorneys filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Patrick Lyoya's family sues Grand Rapids and the then-officer who killed him (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Jason Hanna and Michelle Watson, CNN The family of a Black man fatally shot in the head by a Michigan police officer has sued the ex-officer and the city who employed him, alleging in part that the slain man’s civil rights were violated through excessive force.

  4. Detroit Metro Times

    Patrick Lyoya family sues Grand Rapids and the former police officer who killed him (opens Detroit Metro Times)

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    The lawsuit says former officer Schurr violated Lyoya’s civil rights with the use of excessive force and was ‘grossly negligent’

  5. Michigan Advance

    Patrick Lyoya's family files $100 million lawsuit against city of Grand Rapids, former officer ⋆ Michigan Advance (opens Michigan Advance)

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    Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Ven Johnson, representatives for the family of Patrick Lyoya, the Black motorist who was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer in April, announced in Detroit on Wednesday that they have filed a $100 million civil lawsuit in federal court against the city of Gra…

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