Christopher Schurr

Christopher Schurr is a former Grand Rapids police officer charged with murder for shooting Patrick Lyoya. The shooting happened on April 4, 2022. Schurr pulled over Lyoya, 26, because the car he was driving was carrying plates that didn’t match. According to police, Lyoya ran and physically resisted Officer Christopher Schurr after failing to produce a driver's license. Video released by the Grand Rapids Police Department shows that Lyoya ran away and there was a struggle that included Lyoya grabbing Schurr's Taser. Schurr, who was on top of Lyoya trying to hold him down, shot Lyoya in the back of the head after Schurr demanded that Lyoya 'let go' of Schurr's Taser. Schurr is charged with second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole.