{"id":7744,"date":"2025-05-22T13:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=7744"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:42:18","slug":"patrick-lyoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2025\/05\/22\/patrick-lyoya\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Leader Brinks Reacts to Kent County Prosecutor Announcing No New Trial in Death of Patrick Lyoya\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>LANSING, Mich. (May 22, 2025) \u2014 Today, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced that he will not be seeking another trial for Christopher Schurr, the former police officer whose trial\u00a0for shooting and killing 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya ended in a mistrial earlier this month. Senate Majority Leader <b>Winnie Brinks<\/b> (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a case as tragic as this one, it is difficult to be pleased with any outcome, but it is especially difficult to move forward without a clear final verdict. While the details of this case are unique, the big picture is clear: too many Black people have died at the hands of police in this country \u2013 for too long, with too few examples of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur community continues to experience the profound grief of this tragedy. We know that no verdict could bring Mr. Lyoya back to his grieving family, erase the fears this incident has sparked within our immigrant and Black communities, or lift the burden on police officers who face real dangers every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rule of law and the judicial processes we follow are meant to ensure that every person will receive fair and equal treatment, and that applies to a traffic stop as much as a courtroom. I have said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again: regardless of race or ethnicity, of immigration status or skin color \u2013\u00a0if our systems don\u2019t protect everyone equally, then they need to change. I remain committed to that goal.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###\u00a0<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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