Atty. Ven Johnson

Attorneys for the family of a man shot and killed by a Grand Rapid’s police officer in February say they’re still waiting for the Michigan State Police’s investigation report, despite several local media outlets receiving Freedom of Information Act access

The family of Patrick Lyoya and their attorney held a press conference today turning their focus to the civil trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr

“An eerie pattern of excessive force” – that’s what a lawyer involved in three cases of police-involved deaths says is happening in West Michigan. The head of Michigan’s police union says there’s another trend

The report from the Kent County medical examiner also said that Lyoya’s blood-alcohol level was 0.29, more than three times over the legal limit for driving, when his car was stopped in Grand Rapids on April 4, the Detroit Free Press reported Friday.

Attorney Ven Johnson explains why traffic violations and a pending domestic violence warrant would have been unknown to the officer at the time of the traffic stop.