Grand Rapids, Michigan: Cop Christopher Schurr Tackles Unarmed Patrick Lyoya, Gets on His Back, Executes Him w/ Bullet to Head

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WATCH: Cop Tackles Unarmed Man, Gets on His Back, Executes Him With a Bullet to the Back of the Head

14 April 2022

On April 4, an unnamed officer with the Grand Rapids police department initiated a traffic stop on 26-year-old Congolese refugee Patrick Lyoya. Moments later, Lyoya would be dead from a bullet wound to the back of his head — put there by the police officer — over a minor traffic violation. Lyoya’s death is an example of how the system targets the poor and minorities with excessive traffic fees and fines for non-compliance. Lyoya had a suspended license and he knew that the officer who pulled him over that day was going to likely take him to jail for it. ...

WATCH: Cop Tackles Unarmed Man, Gets on His Back, Executes Him With a Bullet to the Back of the Head

Dramatic video was released showing a Grand Rapids cop initiate a traffic stop over a misdemeanor and end it with a bullet to the back of a Patrick Lyoya's head.

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WATCH: Cop Tackles Unarmed Man, Executes Him With a Bullet to the Back of the Head—Charged with Murder

10 June 2022

On April 4, an unnamed officer with the Grand Rapids police department initiated a traffic stop on 26-year-old Congolese refugee Patrick Lyoya. Moments later, Lyoya would be dead from a bullet wound to the back of his head — put there by the police officer — over a minor traffic violation. In a rare move, on Thursday, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said he believes there’s sufficient evidence to support a second-degree murder charge against the officer who executed Lyoya with a bullet to the back of his head, officer Christopher Schurr. Schurr now faces the possibility of life in ...

WATCH: Cop Tackles Unarmed Man, Executes Him With a Bullet to the Back of the Head—Charged with Murder

After video showed him tackle an unarmed man over a minor traffic stop and execute him with a bullet to the head, the officer has been charged with murder.

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Grand Rapids officer arraigned on second-degree murder charge in Patrick Lyoya shooting
Christopher Schurr posted $100K cash/surety bond

10 June 2022

The Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop on April 4 was arraigned Friday at 1:30 p.m. on a second-degree murder charge. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced the decision to charge officer Christopher Schurr in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. He did not provide much information behind the decision regarding evidence. A second-degree murder charge is less severe than first-degree murder. Second-degree murder is usually defined as not premeditated, or murder that is caused by the offender’s reckless conduct that displays an obvious lack of ...

Grand Rapids officer arraigned on second-degree murder charge in Patrick Lyoya shooting

The Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop on April 4 was arraigned Friday at 1:30 p.m. on a second-degree murder charge.

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Michigan cop Christopher Schurr charged in killing of Patrick Lyoya

9 June 2022

A Grand Rapids police officer, who was seen on video shooting Patrick Lyoya after a car stop, has been charged with second-degree murder. Christopher Schurr, who shot the unarmed Lyoya in the back of the head during a struggle, was charged by prosecutors in Kent County, Michigan, on Thursday. “The death was not justified or excused, for example, by self-defense,” prosecutor Chris Becker said. Lyoya, 26, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was killed on April 4, shortly after Schurr pulled him over for allegedly driving a car with a license plate not registered to the vehicle. In ...

Michigan cop Christopher Schurr charged in killing of Patrick Lyoya

Christopher Schurr, the Grand Rapids police officer seen on video shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a struggle, has been charged with second-degree murder.

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Michigan Cop Charged with Second-Degree Murder for Shooting Patrick Lyoya in the Back of the Head During Struggle

9 June 2022

A Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer who killed a man by shooting him in the back of the head during a traffic stop struggle on April 4 will be charged with second-degree murder, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced during a Thursday press conference. Second-degree murder is punishable by up to life in prison with the chance of parole, Becker said. The charges are connected to a shooting that was caught on camera from multiple angles. Police officer Christopher Schurr stopped Patrick Lyoya on a rainy street. Lyoya, a Congolese refugee, got out of the car after he was stopped, ...

Michigan Cop Charged with Second-Degree Murder for Shooting Patrick Lyoya in the Back of the Head During Struggle

A Grand Rapids, Michigan police officer who killed a man by shooting him in the back of the head during a traffic stop struggle on April 4 will be charged with second-degree murder.

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