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A Michigan police chief is recommending that the officer charged with second-degree murder for shooting a black man in the back of the head be fired ahead of his arraignment.
Christopher Schurr, the Grand Rapids police officer charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, was arraigned Friday.
Scherr will be charged with one count of second degree murder. now, this incident happened back on april 4th. so there has been mounting pressure for some sort of charging decision. and i asked the prosecutor why did it take all this time. well, he said he got the information from michigan state police which initiated the investigation just eight days ago. this information, the report just a few days ago so he was able to come to this conclusion today. the prosecutor also mentioned that he was in touch with lyoya's family. they submitted a letter in swahili and they haven't had time to process...
Kent County prosecuting attorney Christopher Becker announced the charges against Officer Christopher Schurr who shot Lyoya in the back of the head during a routine traffic stop.
Officer faces second-degree murder charge in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in early April.