The officer accused of killing 26-year-old Congolese immigrant Patrick Lyoya with a gunshot to the back of the head has been charged with second-degree
A Michigan prosecutor who charged a police officer with murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya is being praised by some of his early critics. Black activists in April wanted Chris Becker to give the investigation to the Michigan attorney general, saying the Kent County prosecutor was too close to police. Becker didn't give up the investigation. He charged Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder. Cle Jackson of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP says he's “absolutely shocked” by the decision. Jackson says he's thankful. In some states, attorneys general have stepped in to handle police shootings instead of a local prosecutor. Meanwhile, Schurr appeared in court Friday and was released from jail on $100,000 bond. A not-guilty plea was entered.
Protesters gathered in downtown Grand Rapids after the Kent County prosecutor announced the officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya on April 4 will face charges.
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