Jurors have begun deliberating over whether former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr was justified when he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, in April 2022.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – It’s unclear if former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will face another murder trial for killing Patrick Lyoya after a jury failed to reach a verdict. A ...

After Schurr shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in April 2022, Attorney General Dana Nessel told News 8 that she would take up the murder case against Christopher Schurr if she was asked to.

Judges at the circuit and appellate levels have denied appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the case in December. Schurr has been out on a $100,000 surety bond since being charged.

Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr sits in court during the second day of his trial at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Michigan officer on trial tells jurors he feared for his life before killing African immigrant Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr enters the Kent County Courthouse in Grand ...

They asked good questions. They were engaged that entire time.” Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced he will not be retrying Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya on May 22 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop, lost his job at Grand Rapids Police Department because he was charged with a felony – second-degree ...

Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr, who is charged with the murder of Patrick Lyoya, is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to hear his case.

This image made from video provided by WOOD-TV shows Christopher Schurr in court at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., on the first day of his trial, Monday, April 28, 2025.

FILE - Ex-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr appears for the second day of his preliminary examination at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.