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Michigan officer who killed an African immigrant testifies at his murder trial

A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head is testifying in his own defense at his second-degree murder trial

The Independent UK

Did a police officer's Taser pose a threat against him? Murder trial centers on weapon

A Michigan jury is considering whether a former police officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black man who had taken the officer's Taser and was facedown in a struggle

The Independent UK

Mom removed seven smoke detectors and started house fire that killed her daughter, cops say

Seven smoke detectors were removed from the house before the blaze started, according to police

The Independent UK

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Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter

A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom

The Independent UK

After Anjanette Young search warrant reforms, a massive drop in number of Chicago Police Department raids on homes

In 2021, after the reforms, the number of residential searches dropped to 172, with 183 last year, down from 509 in 2020. A former police commander says that means criminals will “feel more free to do their illegal business.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Susana Mendoza: Mayor Lori Lightfoot betrayed Chicago cops disabled by COVID, including Mendoza’s brother

State comptroller says Lightfoot instructed her pension board appointees to deny “duty disability” salary and health benefits to police officers, including Mendoza’s brother, after they got career-ending coronavirus complications.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police: Michigan officers shoot man who pointed gun at them

Police say two officers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shot and wounded a man early Thursday after he pointed a gun at the officers as they investigated reports of car break-ins

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Grand Rapids fires police officer Schurr in wake of Lyoya murder charge

DETROIT — The city of Grand Rapids has fired police officer Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in an April 4 traffic stop that garnered national headlines and resulted in a second-degree murder charge against Schurr.

Tribune News Service

Michigan officer charged in Lyoya shooting set for hearing

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black man’s head is scheduled for an initial court hearing on a charge of second-degree murder

The Independent UK

Police union backs officer in Patrick Lyoya killing

The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head

The Independent UK

Police release name of Grand Rapids officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom on Monday released the name of the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya on April 4.

Tribune News Service

US police release name of officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

Lyoya’s family and supporters demanded the officer, Christopher Schurr, be named publicly and face criminal charges.

Al Jazeera

Michigan police officer who shot unarmed Patrick Lyoya identified

Lyoya was shot in head at close range after traffic stop

The Independent UK

Police chief releases name of officer who shot Patrick Lyoya

Grand Rapids, Michigan, police have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya three weeks ago

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Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man shot by officer

Funeral services have been scheduled for an unarmed Black man fatally shot following a traffic stop and struggle with a white police officer in western Michigan

Tribune News Service

Experts weigh in on Lyoya traffic stop, whether officer should be charged in shooting

A Grand Rapids, Michigah, police officer's decision to stop a car Patrick Lyoya was driving because of a license plate issue was legal, criminal justice experts said, but they and legal analysts were divided about whether the officer could be criminally charged in Lyoya's fatal shooting.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about police killing of Patrick Lyoya

‘He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. He had his whole life ahead of him,’ governor says

Al Jazeera

‘An execution’: Patrick Lyoya’s family demands justice

A police officer in the US state of Michigan fatally shot Lyoya, 26, in the head during a traffic stop this month.

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The Independent UK

Demonstrators march for Patrick Lyoya after police release video of officer fatally shooting Black man

The 26-year-old’s family released a statement Wednesday asking for demonstrators to “remain peaceful”

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Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, release incendiary footage of an officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head

It took just minutes for a routine traffic stop in Grand Rapids to turn into another police killing of an unarmed Black man.

The Independent UK

Video shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan officer

Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground

Evening Standard

Patrick Lyoya: Video shows officer kneeling on black man before shooting him in head

A black man pinned to the ground by a Michigan police officer was shot in the back of the head, according to footage released of the violenct incident on Thursday.

France 24

Michigan police shot Black driver dead after traffic stop, videos show

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a police officer in Michigan, 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Video shows cop shooting man in head in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The video was released Wednesday by new chief Eric Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander.

Al Jazeera

US police release videos of officer fatally shooting Black man

Family of Patrick Lyoya demands justice after the 26-year-old was shot dead by a Michigan officer this month.

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