Prosecutor won't retry Christopher Schurr for murder
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mlive on MSNCriminal justice experts ‘not surprised’ Kent County prosecutor drops Schurr caseKent County Prosecutor Chris Becker’s decision not to retry former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr comes as no surprise to experts familiar with such cases. Becker issued his decision Thursday,
Schurr, a former Grand Rapids Police officer, killed Patrick Lyoya, a 27-year-old Congolese immigrant, during a traffic stop in April 2022. The two struggled over Schurr's taser for roughly 2.5 minutes. The ordeal ended when Schurr shot Lyoya in the back of the head. He was charged with second-degree murder.