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THE CASE No one ever disputed that Schurr killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The question the jury could not answer was whether it was murder.
Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police officer, fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old black man, in the back of the head during an April 2022 traffic stop.
The crowd chanted "Justice for Patrick" and "No justice, no peace," signaling their support for Patrick Lyoya. Lyoya was shot and killed by former Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr ...
GRAND RAPIDS — A west Michigan prosecutor has decided not to retry former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr in the 2022 shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese ...
Schurr, 34, was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com) ...
The parents of Patrick Lyoya are speaking out following the Kent County prosecutor’s decision not to retry former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr in their son’s 2022 death.
"Even though Christopher Schurr was the one on trial, there was no way the jury was going to ignore the over 20, almost 30 commands that the officer gave Patrick Lyoya to stop or to do something ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — On Thursday, the family of Patrick Lyoya held a press conference with their attorneys, addressing the prosecutor's decision not to retry Christopher Schurr. Schurr, a ...
Kent County Prosecutor decides against retrying Schurr, ex-officer accused of murder, after jury deadlock. Schurr killed Patrick Lyoya during a 2022 traffic stop.
Demonstrators gather outside the courthouse in downtown Grand Rapids on May 22, 2025, after the prosecutor said he would not retry Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya.
A Michigan prosecutor decided not to pursue a retrial for former Grand Rapids officer Christopher Schurr, who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, during a traffic stop. The initial trial ...
Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump holds a press conference with friends and family of Patrick Lyoya at the murder trial of former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr. Lyoya's father ...