An autopsy​ showed the child suffered an internal injury that led him to bleed to death, according to the lawsuit.

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.

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

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