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Officer Charged in Black Man’s Killing Gets More Bad News
The ex-Grand Rapids, Mich. police officer’s use of deadly force is enough to send him to trial.
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Prosecutor Faces Pressure to File Criminal Charges in Patrick Lyoya Shooting
As prosecutor Christopher Becker continues to gather information, demonstrators demand Officer Christopher Schurr be brought to justice for killing Lyoya.
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Christopher Schurr Identified As Officer Who Killed Patrick Lyoya
In a written statement, Michigan Police Chief Eric Windstrom publicly released Schurr’s name Monday as the man who shot Lyoya during traffic stop
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Officers Who Handcuffed 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint Won’t Be Disciplined: Report
The Grand Rapids, Mich., police officers who handcuffed a terrified 11-year-old girl at gunpoint in a case of what they described as “mistaken identity” will not face disciplinary action, the department says. Bodycam footage showed the officers accosting Honestie Hodges on Dec. 6 while they were conducting a search for her aunt Carrie Manning—who is…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Grand Rapids, Mich., Police Holding an Innocent 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Handcuffing Her
To have the Grand Rapids, Mich., police tell it, they don’t know the difference between an 11-year-old black girl and a 40-year-old white woman. At least, that’s the excuse police offered for why they handcuffed and held 11-year-old Honestie Hodges at gunpoint Wednesday. Now the Grand Rapids Police Department is launching an internal investigation into…