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Bond set at $100K for Michigan cop who killed Patrick Lyoya

Patrick Lyoya
Kent County Commissioner Robert Womack
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Kent Co. Commissioner Womack speaks out against "rotten tomatoes" in GRPD killing of Patrick Lyoya

The judge on Friday also entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Christopher Schurr.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge set bond at $100,000 for a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya. The judge on Friday also entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Christopher Schurr.
Lyoya was on the ground when Schurr shot the 26-year-old refugee from Congo in the back of the head following a traffic stop on April 4. Schurr had demanded that the Black man “let go” of the white officer’s Taser. Schurr’s attorneys say Lyoya’s death was not a crime because the officer was defending himself.

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