BREAKING: A Grand Rapids police officer was charged Thursday with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot in the back of the head during a struggle after an April traffic stop, a Michigan prosecutor said
Police in Grand Rapids, MI have released video of the deadly shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop.
"Officer Schurr," he added,"must be held accountable for his decision to pursue an unarmed Patrick, ultimately shooting him in the back of the head and killing him -- for nothing more than a traffic stop."In a statement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel commended Becker and the state police for"the exhaustive review conducted these last two months."
"We hope that all involved in this next phase will be unbiased and, ultimately, officer Christopher Schurr will be convicted for his heinous actions," Jackson said. Lyoya, 26, was pulled over by Schurr for an allegedly unregistered license plate. Lyoya got out of the car and ran. He resisted Schurr's attempt to arrest him, and the officer shot him while the two were on the ground as Schurr wrestled for control of Lyoya.
The shooting led the state's civil rights agency to renew a request for a pattern-and-practice investigation by the Justice Department into the Grand Rapids Police Department, just one month after a new police chief took office. Radio traffic and other records released by the Grand Rapids Police Department show that Schurr told supervisors after the shooting that Lyoya"has my Taser."