U.S. cop facing murder trial after shooting Black man
A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.
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A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.
A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder. That's the decision a judge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced Monday morning. Patrick Lyoya was shot at point-blank range last April. The 26-year-old briefly ran after a traffic stop then grappled with Christopher Schurr across a front lawn before the white officer shot him. The confrontation was recorded on video by a man who was a passenger in Lyoya's car. Judge Nicholas Ayoub heard testimony and watched the video last week. The judge only had to find pro...
A former police officer in Michigan will stand trial for the murder of a Black man from Grand Rapids. The officer shot the man in the back of the head.
A jury will decide whether Christopher Schurr's use of deadly force was necessary "after a full and fair trial," the judge said.
A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder. That's the decision a judge in Grand Rapids,