A West Michigan prosecutor is determining whether to charge a white police officer for the fatal shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop. As he deliberates, social justice advocates continue to rally in the city for justice and police reform.
Patrick Lyoya, 26, a Congolese refugee, was shot and killed by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, following a scuffle on April 4, on the city’s southeast side.
The City of Grand Rapids released an array of video footage from the incident, collected by dash and body cameras, a cellphone and a home surveillance system. Video shows a short foot chase that develops into a physical struggle over the officer’s taser. The scuffle ends with Schurr, who has Lyoya face-down on the ground, shooting the unarmed man in the back of the head.
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