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1 week ago | freep.com | Arpan Lobo

A west Michigan jury continues to meet as they decide a verdict in the murder trial of Christopher Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police officer. Demonstrators have gathered outside the court house, some supporting Schurr but many calling for justice for Patrick Lyoya, who Schurr fatally shot in April 2022. Schurr's attorneys have argued self defense.

1 week ago | freep.com | Arpan Lobo

Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr fatally shot Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in 2022. He faces a single charge of second-degree murder. His attorneys have argued he was acting in self-defense. Through the first week of the trial, jurors have mostly heard from policing experts, but Schurr did take the stand to testify in his own defense.

1 week ago | freep.com | Arpan Lobo

Ex-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr testified in his own defense May 2, telling jurors he shot Patrick Lyoya out of fear for his own safety. Schurr faces one charge of second-degree murder. An attorney for the Lyoya family said nothing could have justified Schurr using deadly force.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Todd Spangler |Arpan Lobo

Michiganders have a lot of words when it comes to describing the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term in office. Here are a handful:At a rally at Macomb Community College on April 29, Trump celebrated his crossing the 100-day mark, returning to the stage in a state he has repeatedly campaigned in and vied for as a victorious hero, depicting his still-nascent second term to date as an unequivocal success, an unrivaled achievement, a national rebirth.

2 weeks ago | freep.com | Arpan Lobo

Three years after Patrick Lyoya was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer, a trial began April 28 for former officer Christopher Schurr. Schurr faces one charge of second-degree murder, to which he's pleaded not guilty. Defense attorneys have argued Schurr was acting in self-defense.