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Over Becker's objections, he released video from four different sources on April 13. The shooting turned into an immediate crisis for Winstrom, who was a commander in Chicago before taking charge in Grand Rapids early in March.

Grand Rapids, population about 200,000, is 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Detroit. We work a lot with them but we don't work for them.вЂќ вЂњEverybody thinks prosecutors are an arm or just a branch of police.

His personnel file shows no complaints of excessive force but much praise for traffic stops and foot chases that led to arrests and the seizure of guns and drugs.Д«lack community activists had accused Becker, a Republican, of being too close to police and urged him to give the case to the Michigan attorney general, a Democrat, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict. Schurr turned himself in and was being held at a jail outside Kent County. вЂњWhat I want is the final justice for my son.' вЂњWe strongly believed there was no justice in America, until today,вЂќ Peter Lyoya said. He informed Lyoya's parents about the charge before holding a news conference and also sent a letter in Swahili, their native language.ДЄcross the state in Detroit, Peter Lyoya watched the announcement with his lawyer, Ven Johnson, and said he was pleased with the decision. Schurr has been on leave since the shooting.Д«ecker said he consulted experts from outside Michigan about the use of force in the case. Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said he would recommend Schurr be fired, though he is entitled to a hearing and the ultimate decision would be up to the city manager.

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Lyoya gained full control of a police officer's weapon while resisting arrest, placing Officer Schurr in fear of great bodily harm or death,вЂќ Matt Borgula and Mark Dodge said in a written statement. Schurr caught him quickly, and the two struggled across a front lawn in the rain before the fatal shot.Дefense lawyers said the shooting was not вЂњmurder but an unfortunate tragedyвЂќ during a volatile situation. Roughly a minute later, Lyoya began to run after he was asked to produce a driver's license.

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Schurr, who is white, told Lyoya that he stopped his car because the license plate didn't match the vehicle. вЂњThe death was not justified or excused, for example, by self defense,вЂќ the prosecutor said, reciting the elements of second-degree murder. Schurr fired the fatal shot while Lyoya was on the ground, demanding that the 26-year-old refugee from Congo вЂњlet goвЂќ of the officer's Taser. Video from a passenger in the car captured the final chilling moments. Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker announced his decision Thursday to file the charge against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, who killed Lyoya minutes after a traffic stop on April 4. (AP) - A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head following a traffic stop captured on a bystander's phone, was expected to have an initial court hearing Friday on a charge of second-degree murder. A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black manвЂ™s head is scheduled for an initial court hearing on a charge of second-degree murder

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