Patrick Lyoya: Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder
by Associated Press in Grand Rapids from US news | The Guardian on (#606H6)
Officer Christopher Schurr shot Black man in back of head after traffic stop in Grand Rapids video-recorded by bystander
The Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head, was charged on Thursday with second-degree murder.
Prosecutor Chris Becker announced charges against the Grand Rapids officer Christopher Schurr weeks after Lyoya was killed following a chaotic traffic stop on 4 April.
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