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Witness: Cop had 'upper hand' before killing Black motorist | 2022-10-28 04:49:02

The former Grand Rapids police officer charged with second-degree murder was back in court on Thursday, October 27.

(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- The Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in Patrick Lyoya's death had a preliminary court hearing on Thursday. Evidence presented in the preliminary hearing will determine if there's probable cause that Christopher Schurr, a seven-year veteran of the Grand Rapids Police Department, killed Lyoya. If probable cause is

A Michigan police officer who killed a Black motorist "always had the upper hand" during a physical struggle that preceded the shooting, a witness

Christopher Schurr, a former officer with the Grand Rapids Police Department, was charged with second-degree murder for shooting the unarmed Black man.

Christopher Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police officer, faces a single count of second-degree murder for the April shooting.

(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- The Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in Patrick Lyoya's death had a preliminary court hearing on

The preliminary hearing for the former Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya will resume on Friday.

Grand Rapids' 1st Ward houses 66,000 people, mostly on the west side. The ward is roughly half white, with its largest minority population being Hispanic voters, making up 30% of the population.

In the debate in Grand Rapids, Democratic incumbent Whitmer refused to expose the far-right politics of Republican Dixon that were also behind the plot to kidnap Whitmer prior to the 2020 elections.