US EditionJury begins deliberations in murder trial of former Michigan police officer
- Jurors began deliberations on May 5, 2025, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, over former officer Christopher Schurr's murder trial for shooting Patrick Lyoya in 2022.
- The case arose from an April 2022 traffic stop for improper plates where Schurr and Lyoya struggled over Schurr's Taser before the fatal shooting occurred.
- Prosecutors argued Schurr was not in danger when he shot Lyoya in the back of the head, while defense claimed Schurr reasonably feared great bodily harm due to Taser control struggles.
- Jurors reviewed multiple angles of video footage, including body, dashboard, doorbell, and cellphone cameras, shown repeatedly to assess Schurr’s actions contextually.
- The verdict will determine if Schurr acted lawfully or faces up to life imprisonment for second-degree murder, with manslaughter as a lesser alternative sentence option.
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Attorneys lay out final arguments as Christopher Schurr's case in death of Patrick Lyoya goes to jury
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The jury in the murder trial of former Grand Rapids Police Department Officer Christopher Schurr has begun deliberating his fate in the April 2022 killing of Patrick Lyoya. The 12-member jury — 10 whites, one Hispanic and a woman who identified herself as biracial — started deliberations at 12:40 p.m. Monday. They broke for the day before 5 p.m. and were expected to be back to work Tuesday morning. Jurors were given …
Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of former Michigan police officer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jurors began deliberations Monday over whether a former Michigan police officer could have reasonably feared that he was at risk of great bodily injury or death when he shot and killed 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant, over three years ago. In closing statements Monday morning, prosecutors said videos of a traffic stop show that former Grand Rapids officer Christopher Schurr was not in danger at the tim…
As jury prepares to render their decision in the Schurr trial, why is there so little attention around police killing civilians and cop convictions?
I have been monitoring the local news since the Schurr trial began on April 28th. There have been over 60 combined news stories from the four daily Grand Rapids commercial news outlets – MLive, WOODTV8, WZZM13 and WXMI 17. However, despite the heavy saturation of news coverage, there has been no significant reveals in terms of information about the day that now ex-GRPD officer Schurr shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head, while sitting on t…
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