Prosecutors will not retry Christopher Schurr for death of Patrick Lyoya
Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said he was dropping second-degree murder charges against former officer Christopher Schurr. More
May 26, 2025
Christopher Schurr
Former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr is charged in the April 2022 shooting death of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, who was killed during a traffic stop.
Judge declares mistrial in ex-officer Christopher Schurr’s murder trial
A judge declared a mistrial when a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict for former police officer Christopher Schurr. More
May 8, 2025
Michigan judge denies ex-officer’s bid to drop murder charge
Michigan judge won't dismiss murder charge against ex-cop Christopher Schurr, who was fired after fatally shooting Black motorist Patrick Lyoya. More
February 3, 2023
Attorney: Ex-officer who killed Lyoya shouldn’t face trial
Ex-cop Christopher Schurr, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, seeks to toss ruling that a jury trial should be held. More
January 10, 2023
Ex-Michigan cop to face murder trial in killing of Black man
Ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who shot Black motorist Patrick Lyoya, will stand trial for second-degree murder. More
October 31, 2022
Judge to rule if ex-cop will stand trial in fatal shooting
Judge to rule next week whether ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot a Black man in a struggle over a Taser will stand trial for murder. More
October 28, 2022
Witness: Cop had ‘upper hand’ before killing Black motorist
Witness says Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, who killed Black motorist Patrick Lyoya “always had the upper hand” in the struggle before the shooting. More
October 27, 2022
Patrick Lyoya shooting death: Ex-Michigan cop in court for preliminary exam
Ex-Michigan cop Christopher Schurr, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, is back in court for a preliminary exam. More
October 27, 2022
Preliminary hearing in Patrick Lyoya killing set for July 18
Earlier this month, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker charged Schurr with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya. More
June 21, 2022
Michigan cop charged with murder in Lyoya’s death is fired
Christopher Schurr, Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head, has been fired. More
June 15, 2022
Michigan officer charged in Patrick Lyoya shooting death
Grand Rapids Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr, who killed Black man Patrick Lyoya, has been charged with second-degree murder. More
June 9, 2022
Police union backs officer in Patrick Lyoya killing
The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending Christopher Schurr, the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head. More
April 27, 2022
Michigan chief IDs officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police chief reversed course Monday and publicly identified the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during an April 4 traffic stop. The Grand Rapids officer is Christopher Schurr, Chief Eric Winstrom said. Lyoya, 26, a Black man and native of Congo, was […] More
April 25, 2022
Sharpton demands name of officer who killed Patrick Lyoya
Rev. Al Sharpton demanded authorities publicly identify Michigan officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man and Congo native who was fatally shot in the back of the head. More
April 22, 2022
Independent autopsy shows police officer shot Lyoya in back of head
Attorneys for the family of Patrick Lyoya say an independent autopsy confirms Patrick was shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids officer. More
April 19, 2022
Patrick Lyoya shooting raises issue of officer name release
While Winstrom said he could not release the officer's name, he did release videos of the shooting, citing a need for transparency. More
April 19, 2022
Officer’s camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death
Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya's fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle, but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head. More
April 15, 2022
Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Peter Lyoya took his six children from Congo in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears he brought them to the U.S. to die. A Michigan police officer fatally shot his eldest son, 26-year-old Patrick, in the head […] More
April 14, 2022
Grand Rapids police release video in which officer shoots Patrick Lyoya in the head
Video footage released by the Grand Rapids Police Department shows an officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head. More
April 13, 2022
Grand Rapids police to release video of Patrick Lyoya killing
Patrick Lyoya died Monday, April 4 following a traffic stop on the city's southeast side. Lyoya was the driver of the vehicle. More
April 13, 2022