James and Jennifer Crumbley will have their civil trial dismissed in order for Ven Johnson to proceed to the Michigan Court of Appeals on another aspect of the case. They will not be part of that appeal.Read More
The parents of the teen who shot and killed four people and injured seven others at Oxford High School in November 2021 have been dropped from a civil suit brought by the victims and their families.Read More
Lawyers representing the family of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids police officer, say there’s evidence Christopher Schurr racially profiled Lyoya.Read More
Attorneys Ben Crump and Ven Johnson announced a lawsuit against the Michigan police officer convicted of killing Patrick Lyoya, an immigrant from Congo, in April 2022. “This is simply a case of driving while Black,” Crump said in a press conference. “This is part of a systemic problem.”Read More
Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr should not have engaged in a physical confrontation with Patrick Lyoya – and the officer used excessive force when he shot Lyoya in the back of his head, according to experts hired by Lyoya’s family.Read More
