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2 days ago |
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The day after their son died, fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during an April 2022 traffic stop, the family of Patrick Lyoya cried and prayed in Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom's office. At the time, Winstrom had been the city's top cop for less than a month. "That was a tough day," Winstrom said.
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5 days ago |
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If the case of Christopher Schurr returns to trial, it will likely happen by the end of the year, a law professor says. "Could it get up and running again by the end of the year? All things considered? Probably," said Tonya Krause-Phelan, who teaches at WMU's Cooley Law School. On Thursday, a mistrial was declared in the former Grand Rapids police officer's second-degree murder case as jurors were unable to deliver a verdict after four days of deliberation.
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6 days ago |
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Protesters took to the sidewalks and streets of downtown Grand Rapids on Thursday, shortly after a mistrial was declared in the case of Christopher Schurr. A former Grand Rapids police officer, Schurr continues to be charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old black man whom he fatally shot in the back of the head as the two struggled over his taser during an April 2022 traffic stop.
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6 days ago |
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says he has not yet made a decision on whether to retry Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids police officer whose second-degree murder case has resulted in a mistrial. Judge Christina Mims declared the mistrial on Thursday after a deadlocked jury was unable to deliver a verdict after four days of deliberation.
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1 week ago |
fox17online.com | Sam Landstra
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Judge Christina Mims has declared a mistrial in the trial of Christopher Schurr after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. For parts of four days, the jury deliberated over whether the former Grand Rapids police officer was guilty of second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter in the death of Patrick Lyoya.
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SCHURR TRIAL: The jury says it is unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Christopher Schurr. Judge Christina Mims has instructed the jury to continue their deliberations.
Protesters of Patrick Lyoya’s death and supporters of Christopher Schurr clash outside 17th Circuit Court as the jury in the former officer’s second-degree murder trial continues to deliberate. https://t.co/XpujSNl6Dn
Christopher Schurr testified in his own defense on Friday in a high stakes play for the ex-GRPD officer’s legal team. Schurr is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya. Here’s my summary of his testimony and cross-examination. https://t.co/UgdgNrQGur