Grand Rapids Police Department

In court Friday livestreamed by WOOD TV-8, defense attorney Mark Dodge requested a low bond. He claimed Schurr is not guilty of a crime.

Police in some cities have begun phasing out low-level traffic stops because of their propensity to escalate to violent altercations. But over the last few years, Grand Rapids police have repeatedly praised the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya for using low-level stops to make arrests and get guns off the streets.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says he will not make a decision about whether to charge the officer until he has the full report from state police.

Grand Rapids’ City Commission meeting ended abruptly on Tuesday night, as city leaders walked out and activists chanted in the empty meeting room.

New data showed Grand Rapids police reported a dramatic spike in police obstruction since 2015. Detroit-based artist Sterling Toles made his debut in the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Guns were the leading cause of death among children, according to a recent study. Irina Konstantinov shared her experience with husband Vladimir and his tragic auto accident.

The Grand Rapids police chief named Christopher Schurr as the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya. Police had said they wouldn't release the officer's name until the investigation into the shooting was complete, but the chief reversed course "in the interest of transparency."

Rev. Al Sharpton spoke Friday at Patrick Lyoya's funeral and renewed the call for transparency made by Lyoya's family.

A reporter discusses the latest news in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, and two members of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP speak about the police reforms that Black Grand Rapids residents have been waiting on for years.

In the wake of the Grand Rapids police shooting of 26-year old Patrick Lyoya, tensions in the community have continued to rise. Grand Rapids public officials have been met with an outpouring of indignation, and there are still many questions to be answered.

In a press conference Thursday, attorney Ben Crump described Lyoya’s death as “an execution.”