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According to police records, Christopher Schurr, the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, was praised for chasing down and apprehending suspects during traffic stops while on patrol.

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The county prosecutor expected to oversee the case has also said he will not recuse himself, despite calls from civil rights activists to do so.

A Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot a man in the back of the head during a struggle that followed a traffic stop on April 4 shared a connection

Police in some cities have begun phasing out low-level traffic stops because of their propensity to escalate to violent altercations. But over the last few years, Grand Rapids police have repeatedly praised the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya for using low-level stops to make arrests and get guns off the streets.

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While a fuller account of what happened with Patrick Lyoya and Christopher Schurr won’t be known until a Michigan state police inquiry is completed, the narrative and available details fit a pattern.

Patrick Lyoya’s path begins in central Africa, Christopher Schurr’s in Michigan. They cross on a rainy spring morning, in an encounter over a license plate. One ends with a bullet.

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Lyoyas family wants Schurr fired and charged with crimes. While the union committed to assisting Schurr and his family.