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On Monday, the Grand Rapids Police Department identified Christopher Schurr as fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya in the head during a traffic stop.

Police identified the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old black man, during an April 4 traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, spurring calls for accountability.

The Grand Rapids Police Department finally has released the name of the officer who shot and killed a Black motorist after he attempted to flee during a

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hinted there could be further action if the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office declines to charge Officer Christopher Schurr.

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights is attempting to reboot an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department’s conduct.

Lyoya died following a single gunshot wound to the back of his head from a bullet fired by a Grand Rapids police officer on April 4.

DETROIT — An independent autopsy confirms that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer while face down on the ground, lawyers for

Family members mourned and shed tears as music played and civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton gave an impassioned speech at an open casket viewing for Patrick Lyoya — a Black man who was shot dead by a white police officer — in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Friday.

The civil rights leader warns that withholding the name can set a dangerous precedent.

Rev. Al Sharpton demanded that authorities publicly identify the cop who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and immigrant from Congo. Sharpton made his remarks during Lyoyas funeral.