Christopher Schurr was a Grand Rapids Police Officer who got into a fight with Patrick Lyoya in the early morning of on April 4, 2022. During the struggle, Lyoya fought Schurr for control of Officer Schurr’s Taser and was fatally shot by the Officer during the scuffle.
The jury, deliberating on the trial today, have reported to the judge that they are deadlocked in the case. The judge has asked them to continue deliberating.
Officer Schurr originally stopped the car driven by Lyoya because the license plate did not match the make and model of the vehicle. The case has become a media sensation because the victim, Lyoya, was a black immigrant, and the law enforcement Officer Schurr, is white.
At the time of his death, Lyoya’s driver’s license had been revoked and there was an active arrest warrant for him for a domestic violence case, details his family and supporters call “irrelevant.”