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      <title>Patrick Lyoya family: 'It’s been 3 long years' waiting for justice</title>
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      <description>Three years ago, Patrick Lyoya was shot and killed by former Grand Rapids Police Department officer Christopher Schurr.</description>
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      <title>Gun was pressed to back of Patrick Lyoya’s head when he was fatally shot, autopsy confirms</title>
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      <description>Civil rights attorneys Ven Johnson and Ben Crump are handling potential litigation against the Grand Rapids Police Department.</description>
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      <title>Funeral preparations underway in Grand Rapids for Patrick Lyoya</title>
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      <description>Funeral arrangements are being prepared for Patrick Lyoya. The 26-year-old, Congolese refugee was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids Police Officer during a traffic stop on April 4th. The city has seen six straight days of protests since his death.</description>
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      <title>Family of Patrick Lyoya wants police officer responsible for fatal shooting fired, prosecuted</title>
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      <description>Attorneys for Patrick Lyoya’s family said the family wants to know the identity of the policer officer who shot Lyoya on April 4.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:53:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya shown in video released by Grand Rapids Police Department</title>
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      <description>The Grand Rapids police department released video today showing what happened when an officer fatally shot Patrick Lyoya following a traffic stop last week.</description>
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      <title>Kent County Commissioner Speaks On Lyoya’s Shooting</title>
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      <description>National and local leaders are rallying around Patrick Lyoya’s family, as they await the release of body camera footage from the Grand Rapids Police Department.</description>
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      <title>Grand Rapids police officer fatally shoots man in traffic stop.</title>
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      <description>Authorities said Monday a Grand Rapids Police Officer shot and killed a man during a traffic stop.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:23:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Suspect arrested for fatal shooting in Clare County</title>
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      <description>Suspect arrested for fatal shooting in Clare County</description>
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