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Chris Becker releases statement, says “expert guidance” is needed
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Details of both homicides are currently under investigation. Anyone with information regarding these shootings is asked to contact the Grand Rapids Police Department at (616) 456-3380 or Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or silentobserver.org.
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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.
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Kent County prosecutor, Christopher Becker, said as of Wednesday he still hasn’t received the rest of MSP’s investigative report over the shooting of Patrick Lyoya. He told WGVU he’s requested additional information since the initial findings were delivered to him last week.
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The Grand Rapids Police Officers Association called Lyoya’s death “tragic” but said an “officer has the legal right to protect themselves and community in a volatile dangerous situation."
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During the meeting's public comment period, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss called a recess, due to a community speaker’s use of expletives and running over time at the microphone. Frustrated community members shouted, getting out of their seats, and the meeting was ultimately adjourned.
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The Grand Rapids officer is Christopher Schurr, Chief Eric Winstrom said.
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The news comes two weeks after the death of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was fatally shot in the back of the head by a White GRPD officer during a traffic stop on April 4.
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A funeral for the 26-year-old, Congolese refugee will be held on Friday, April 22 at 11am in the Renaissance Church of God and Christ.
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"This is, as his mother and father have said, an execution, and there is no way to try to spin it or justify it," Crump said.