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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/22/grand-rapids-police-officer-christopher-schurr-patrick-lyoya-shooting-death-kent-county-retrial/83789722007/
Schurr, 34, faced up to life in prison on the second-degree murder charge. The former officer shot and killed Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, in April 2022, when a traffic stop ended in a struggle between the two men over Schurr's Taser.
At a press conference after Becker's announcement, Schurr's attorney, Matt Borgula, said court rulings and trial testimony showed that Lloya had “exclusive control of the Taser” before Schurr made a split-second decision to shoot him. The testimony overcame "misinformation" that was spread by the plaintiff's attorneys and city officials that Lloya was lying prone on the ground and was "executed," he said.
Schurr, 34, faced up to life in prison on the second-degree murder charge. The former officer shot and killed Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, in April 2022, when a traffic stop ended in a struggle between the two men over Schurr's Taser.
At a press conference after Becker's announcement, Schurr's attorney, Matt Borgula, said court rulings and trial testimony showed that Lloya had “exclusive control of the Taser” before Schurr made a split-second decision to shoot him. The testimony overcame "misinformation" that was spread by the plaintiff's attorneys and city officials that Lloya was lying prone on the ground and was "executed," he said.
