The family of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot and killed in April by a former Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer, filed a federal lawsuit against the accused ex-officer as well as the City of Grand Rapids.
26-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot and killed in April by a former Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer
, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the accused ex-officer, Christopher Schurr, as well as the City of Grand Rapids. The 12-page filing says Schurr violated Lyoya’s civil rights, and seeks an unspecified amount for damages, attorneys’ fees, and Lyoya’s burial costs. Co-counsel Ven Johnson, who is representing the Lyoya family with lawyer Benjamin Crump, said in a statement that Schurr “unnecessarily escalated” the encounter with Lyoya.
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