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Grand Rapids city leaders have proposed a $643 million budget for the next fiscal year. But the budget wasn't the main thing on the minds of residents during a Tuesday evening city commission meeting.

The department estimates the drones will cost $100,000. Some residents are concerned about potential civil rights violations.

Lyoya’s killing shocked community members who had been arguing for years that GRPD officers routinely used force against minority suspects when it wasn’t necessary.

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights says it has 21 open investigation's against GRPD. So far, four have resulted in formal charges.

The formal charges involve two incidents of alleged discrimination against Black residents. The state civil rights department says 28 other claims are still under investigation.

The case involves a fingerprinting policy the city says it ended in 2015.

Police officer Christopher Schurr has already been charged with second-degree murder for the shooting, but the city said he was entitled to a discharge hearing before being fired. Now, the city says he "waived" his right to the hearing.

An attorney for Lyoya's family says he doesn't see a conflict in the contribution. Some other Grand Rapids community leaders want the prosecutor to recuse himself.

The detail seemed apparent in videos released by GRPD last week, but the autopsy results confirm it. Lyoya's family has called the police shooting an "execution."