Cop Who Shot Patrick Lyoya in the Back of the Head Charged With Second-Degree Murder

The Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer who fatally shot 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, in the back of the head in April, has been charged with second-degree murder, the county prosecutor announced Thursday.

Christopher Schurr, the officer who killed Lyoya during a routine traffic stop on April 4, faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

“Taking a look at everything that I reviewed in this case, I believe there is a sufficient basis to proceed on a single count of second-degree murder,” county Prosecutor Christopher...