Patrick Lyoya

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.

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.

Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.

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.

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.

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."

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.