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The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man ends in a mistrial, after the jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.
The prosecutor whose murder case against a former Michigan police officer ended in a mistrial said he's not certain if he will bring charges again
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr appears at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Body worn camera footage showing former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr with a Taser7 and Patrick Lyoya is shown during the third day at the Kent County Courthouse with his wife Brandey in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Judge Christina Mims declares a mistrial after the jury could not reach a verdict in the murder trial for former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Supporters of former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr hug after Judge Christina Mims declared a mistrial at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr appears at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man ends in a mistrial, after the jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.
The prosecutor whose murder case against a former Michigan police officer ended in a mistrial said he's not certain if he will bring charges again
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr appears at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr appears at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Joel Bissell/MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a Michigan jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a police officer who shot Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, in the back of the head following a traffic stop in 2022.
The result came at the start of the fourth day of deliberations and was a partial victory for Christopher Schurr, who still could face another trial. The killing of Lyoya,