'She turns into a horror': Michael Owen says daughter Gemma is 'horrible' when focused on winning and warns Islanders to 'stay out of her way' 'This is definitely all I want to hear!': Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield left red-faced as they chat to couple who have loud sex Multiple officers arrived within 10 minutes and attempted to revive Lyoya.Īt this point a sergeant rolled Lyoya over and found the officer's Taser and his bodycam according to a report reviewed by CNN. The officer points his weapon at the back of Lyoya's head and a gunshot is heard. In the final moments before the gun shot, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times to subdue him. Schurr and Lyoya are seen in the alternate footage getting back up to a standing position while they fight and then going back down to the ground. It is not clear from any of the videos if or when Lyoya tried to grab the cop's Taser, but the cop is heard yelling at him to let go of the device, which was deployed twice, but didn't strike anyone, officials said.Īt this point, the officer's body camera suddenly goes blank.Īdditional video footage - from the neighbor's doorbell security system, the dashcam in the officer's vehicle, and a bystander's cellphone - capture different angles of the incident. The officer repeatedly orders Lyoya to 'let go' of his Taser, at one point demanding: 'Drop the Taser!' He and the cop grapple in front of several homes while Lyoya's passenger got out and watched. Lyoya, 26, was a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo who relocated with his family to Grand Rapids, Michigan Schurr had pulled Lyoya over because he said the license plates on his car didn't match the vehicle. Officer Schurr must be held accountable for his decision to pursue an unarmed Patrick, ultimately shooting him in the back of the head and killing him – for nothing more than a traffic stop.' 'While the road to justice for Patrick and his family has just begun, this decision is a crucial step in the right direction. 'We are encouraged by attorney Christopher Becker's decision to charge Christopher Schurr for the brutal killing of Patrick Lyoya, which we all witnessed when the video footage was released to the public,' Crump said. Schurr has not yet been arraigned, according to the Kent Country Correctional Facility.Ĭivil rights attorney Ben Crump, who has been vocal about the case, characterized the charge as a step forward in a statement. 'Based on everything has provided to me I've made the decision to charge Christopher Schurr with one count of second-degree murder,' he said, 'Second-degree murder is a felony offense is punishable by up to life in prison with the possibility of parole.' Prosecutor Chris Becker announced the charges on Thursday against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, weeks after Lyoya was killed following a chaotic traffic stop on April 4. A White Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old black man, with a shot to the back of his head as they wrestled on the ground, has been charged with second-degree murder.
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