DETROIT — Two police experts for the family of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man killed by a White Grand Rapids police officer last year, have said the officer's conduct violated his training and acceptable police standards, according to affidavits submitted in federal court in a lawsuit against the officer and the city.
In December, Lyoya's family filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Western Michigan seeking $100 million against the City of Grand Rapids and former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr, accusing the city and Schurr of multiple civil rights violations, as well as gross negligence and willful misconduct.
The affidavits followed a motion submitted by Schurr's attorneys in February to dismiss the case because of qualified immunity.
