Friends, family to gather for Patrick Lyoya's funeral
Family and friends will say their final goodbyes to Patrick Lyoya at his funeral on Friday.
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Family and friends will say their final goodbyes to Patrick Lyoya at his funeral on Friday.
"We are asking for defunding the police. We can build another system that does not murder Black people," one speaker said.
Thursday, Black Lives Matter Michigan held a rally for Lyoya outside the Capitol building in Lansing.
Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.
A funeral is being held Friday for Michigan man Patrick Lyoya, who was shot by a police officer in early April.