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Funeral services were held in Michigan for Patrick Lyoya, who was brutally executed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month. Civil Rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy at the request of the Lyoya family. Benjamin Crump, American’s Trial Lawyer for Justice who is representing the family, delivered a call to action.
