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People gathered on the steps of the Kent County Courthouse two years to the date from when Patrick Lyoya was shot and killed by an officer with the Grand Rapids Police Department.

On Thursday dozens showed up in front of the Kent County Courthouse as a show of support for Patrick Lyoya and his family.

Ex-Grand Rapids Police Officer, Christopher Schurr awaits trial two years after shooting death of Patrick Lyoya

The most recent developments in the murder charge against former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr came in March 2024.

While one legal expert says this kind of lengthy process is standard in cases involving police officers, the Lyoya family attorney remains frustrated.

Two years after a then-Grand Rapids police officer shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, there is no scheduled date for a murder trial.

Christopher Schurr is charged with shooting Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant, in the back of the head after an April 2022 traffic stop.

Lawyers representing the former Grand Rapids police officer charged with the death of Patrick Lyoya have filed an appeal with the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Attorneys for the former Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that the case should go to a jury.

Attorneys for the former Grand Rapids Police Officer charged with murder in a 2022 traffic stop killing are asking the appeals court to reconsider their findings.