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The 26-year-old Black man was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head.

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the African refugee's head has been charged with second-degree murder.

Video from a passenger in the vehicle captured the final chilling moments.

Prosecutor Chris Becker announced charges Thursday against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, weeks after Patrick Lyoya was killed.

Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting | 2022-06-10 07:08:56

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black...

A prosecutor filed a second-degree murder charge Thursday against the Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head after a physical struggle recorded on a bystander's phone.

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black man’s head is scheduled for an initial court hearing on a charge of second-degree murder

A judge facing a packed courtroom set bond Friday at $100,000 for a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was shot in the back of the head in April.

A Michigan prosecutor who charged a police officer with murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya is being praised by some of his early critics. Black activists in April wanted Chris Becker to give the investigation to the Michigan attorney general, saying the Kent County prosecutor was too close to police. Becker didn't give up the investigation. He charged Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder. Cle Jackson of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP says he's “absol...