GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A group of Patrick Lyoya supporters gathered Thursday night outside of the Kent County Courthouse, following a declared mistrial in the criminal trial against former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr.
Demonstrators held signs and chanted support for Lyoya, before marching through downtown Grand Rapids.
"As long as I have breath in my body, I'll keep screaming his name until he gets justice," said Erykai Cage, a demonstrator at Thursday's rally.
The crowd of over a hundred people marched for several blocks, including around Grand Rapids Police Department headquarters.
They also took a moment of silence.
"A lot of heartbreak, a lot of exhaustion, because we've been out here fighting for three years, and now this means, with a mistrial, this means that we will have to maybe face three more years until he gets his justice," Cage said.
The group called on the prosecutor's office to retry Schurr's case, and for the community to support the Lyoya family.
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