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Michigan agency requests federal bias probe into Grand Rapids Police Department

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has requested an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department's practices, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge confirmed Tuesday.

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Michigan GOP candidates for governor divide on Grand Rapids police shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Republican candidates to be Michigan's next governor took diverging paths this week in responding to videos that showed a Grand Rapids police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

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Michigan judge assigned abortion law case is a donor to plaintiff Planned Parenthood

DETROIT — A Michigan Court of Claims judge assigned a high-profile challenge of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban disclosed Thursday that she is an annual donor to Planned Parenthood of Michigan, the main plaintiff in the lawsuit.

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Everything we know about police killing of Patrick Lyoya

‘He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. He had his whole life ahead of him,’ governor says

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Demonstrators march for Patrick Lyoya after police release video of officer fatally shooting Black man

The 26-year-old’s family released a statement Wednesday asking for demonstrators to “remain peaceful”

The Independent UK

Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, release incendiary footage of an officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head

It took just minutes for a routine traffic stop in Grand Rapids to turn into another police killing of an unarmed Black man.

Mic

Gov. Whitmer promises 'transparent, independent' probe of Grand Rapids shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed Wednesday afternoon that the Michigan State Police will conduct a "transparent, independent investigation" into a Grand Rapids police officer's fatal shooting of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

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Video shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan officer

Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground

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Patrick Lyoya: Video shows officer kneeling on black man before shooting him in head

A black man pinned to the ground by a Michigan police officer was shot in the back of the head, according to footage released of the violenct incident on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Michigan police shot Black driver dead after traffic stop, videos show

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a police officer in Michigan, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.

France 24

Video shows cop shooting man in head in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The video was released Wednesday by new chief Eric Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Ryan Kelley files for governor, calls for dumping Michigan's voting machines

LANSING, Mich. — Activist and real estate broker Ryan Kelley of Allendale became the fifth Michigan Republican to file petition signatures to run for governor Wednesday, saying "election integrity" is the top issue across the state.

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FBI’s tactics doomed case against men charged in kidnapping plot of Michigan governor

The appearance of entrapment, and the difficulty of distinguishing between fantasy and criminal conspiracy, explains the embarrassing outcome of the federal trial in which jurors acquitted two alleged conspirators and failed to reach verdicts for the other two.

Chicago Sun-Times

A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.

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EXPLAINER: 2 men in Gov. Whitmer plot could be tried again

A jury last week couldn't reach a unanimous verdict for two men charged with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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Lack of convictions in Whitmer kidnap trial followed year of scandal, warning signs

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The largest domestic terrorism trial in recent U.S. history ended with no convictions Friday, delivering a blow to a case about a kidnapping plot targeting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that has been dogged by controversy, scandal and the intense focus of a nation grappling with the…

The Independent UK

In outcome of Whitmer case, some see freedom, others danger

A jury's decision not to convict any of the four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer is further evidence of the political polarization in the U_S_ A defense lawyer for one of the men says it shows freedom still exists, and that the men's actions were…

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Whitmer kidnap plot: 2 men acquitted, hung jury for 2 more

Jurors have acquitted two defendants of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't agree on a verdict for two others

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Jury finds 2 men not guilty in Whitmer kidnap case; unable to reach verdicts on 2 others

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jurors acquitted two men Friday accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and deadlocked on charges against the two alleged ringleaders, delivering a staggering blow to the government in one of the largest domestic terrorism cases in recent U.S. history.

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2 men acquitted in Whitmer kidnap plot; jurors unable to reach verdicts on 2 others

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jurors on Friday acquitted two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and deadlocked on charges against the two alleged ringleaders, delivering a staggering blow to the government in one of the largest domestic terrorism cases in recent U.S. history.

The Independent UK

Jury acquits two, deadlocks on others in Michigan Gov Whitmer kidnapping case

Alleged kidnapping plot was infiltrated by FBI and suspects were arrested shortly before 2020 election

AFP

US jury acquits two of alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Washington (AFP) - A federal jury acquitted two men Friday of charges they plotted to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan and failed to reach a verdict against two other defendants.

Salon

Two men found not guilty in Whitmer case

The jury acquitted two defendants on all charges but was unable to reach a verdict on two others

Axios

Two men acquitted in conspiracy plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

A unanimous verdict was not reached for the other two men allegedly involved in the scheme.

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