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Kylie Ambu

Advocates demand prosecutor charge white Michigan policeman in Black refugee's death

A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13. Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop. (AP)

A West Michigan prosecutor is determining whether to charge a white police officer for the fatal shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop. As he deliberates, social justice advocates continue to rally in the city for justice and police reform.

Patrick Lyoya, 26, a Congolese refugee, was shot and killed by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, following a scuffle on April 4, on the city's southeast side.

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