Patrick Lyoya shooting: Michigan officer who killed Black man fired from his job

Christopher Schurr was dismissed on recommendations from the Grand Rapids police chief six days after being charged with murder

The white Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya - a Black man who was shot in the back of the head while on the ground - was officially fired from his job on Wednesday, six days after being charged with murder.

Christopher Schurr's dismissal from the Grand Rapids police department was announced in a statement provided to media outlets by the city manager, Mark Washington.