Patrick Lyoya shooting: Michigan officer who killed Black man fired from his job
by Ramon Antonio Vargas from US news | The Guardian on (#60DC5)
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.
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