Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., on April 14. Patrick was facedown on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids ...

Patrick Lyoya’s father says his family will never be the same and their pain and suffering has continued in the year since Lyoya was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer.

Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head and killed during a traffic stop on April 4th by a Grand Rapids police officer. The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE.

The family of Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer in April, has filed a $100 million civil lawsuit against the officer and the city.

Ven Johnson and Ben Crump, lawyers for Mr. Lyoya’s family, said in a statement that a trial “is the next step in our pursuit for obtaining full and complete justice for the murder of Patrick ...

Patrick Lyoya’s family is urging the prosecutor to refile charges after the jury came back deadlocked and a mistrial was declared. “We’ll keep fighting until we get justice,” Lyoya’s ...

Attorney Ven Johnson, center, speaks to reporters during a press conference to announce the filing of a civil lawsuit on behalf of Patrick Lyoya's family against the City of Grand Rapids and ...

Officer charged in killing of Patrick Lyoya 02:07. A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A forensic pathologist who ruled Patrick Lyoya’s death a homicide wrapped up the first day of testimony in former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr’s murder ...

Dorcas Lyoya, center, the mother of Patrick Lyoya, is comforted as she grieves while he is laid to rest at Resurrection Cemetery Wyoming, Mich., on April 22. Scott Olson / Getty Images file.

Patrick Lyoya was killed in April 2022 during a traffic stop. Officials say Lyoya disregarded Schurr's commands during the traffic stop, which led to a physical struggle between the two.