6/8/22 - Kent County Prosecutor Will Hold Press Event Surrounding Lyoya Death

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 3:59 PM

file photo ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com Patrick Lyoya

A press conference is set for Thursday, 3pm, as the Kent County prosecutor is expected to announce whether charges will be filed in the death of Patrick Lyoya.

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kent County prosecutor is expected to announce a decision Thursday afternoon in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya,

Michigan State Police were called to investigate the death of Lyoya after he was fatally shot by a police officer back on April 4 in Grand Rapids.  

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker will announce a charging decision surrounding Lyoya's death Thursday, June 9, at 3 p.m.

The State Police investigation is separate from an internal GRPD investigation.

Lyoya was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who moved to the U.S. several years ago.  His family retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them.   

 

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