second-degree murder

Christopher Schurr will not be retried for murder in the death of Congolese refugee Lyoya

Prosecutor Chris Becker made the announcement Thursday, two weeks after a trial ended without a unanimous verdict

The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on Thursday

Judge Christina Mims sent the jurors back to work Tuesday and told them to keep trying

Lawyers defending Christopher Schurr against murder charges say that instead of sending the jury to deliberate, she should have declared a mistrial for judicial bias

Schurr’s attorneys have argued he acted in self-defense after Lyoya resisted arrest. Prosecutors have argued that the use of deadly force was unreasonable and unnecessary

Former GRPD officer Christopher Schurr says he was “running on fumes” and fearing for his life when 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya got control of his Taser

The Captain who trains Grand Rapids Police on the use of deadly force said many in the department would have reacted the same way

Monday the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a former Grand Rapids police officer charged with killing motorist Patrick Lyoya in 2022

Brian Keely is charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Samuel Sterling