Christopher Schurr had been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids in April 2022. Jurors also considered a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Lyoya's family argues that he was not armed, and that Schurr admitted that Patrick never hit or threatened him.

Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr enters the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 2. Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette/AP Grand Rapids, Michigan AP — ...

Former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr is on trial in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant who was shot and killed by the officer three years ago.

Ex-Grand Rapids officer Christopher Schurr was charged with second-degree murder in Patrick Lyoya's death, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict.

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A former Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer, Christopher Schurr, will not face a new murder trial in the 2022 killing of Patrick Lyoya after a jury failed to reach a verdict this month.

After Schurr shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in April 2022, Attorney General Dana Nessel told News 8 that she would take up the murder case against Christopher Schurr if she was asked to.. At an ...

Jurors have begun deliberating over whether former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr was justified when he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, in April 2022.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – It’s unclear if former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will face another murder trial for killing Patrick Lyoya after a jury failed to reach a verdict. A ...

Christopher Schurr at the courthouse as the jury announces they were unable to reach a verdict, resulting in a mistrial on May 8, 2025. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced on May 22 ...

Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr enters the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 2. Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette/AP Grand Rapids, Michigan AP — ...