The prosecution rested its case Wednesday and defense attorneys have begun calling their witnesses in the murder trial against Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr.

Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, was shot and killed by a Grand Rapids Police Officer during a traffic stop in April 2022. The former officer, Christopher Schurr, is charged with second-degree Murder in Lyoya’s death.

Three years after Patrick Lyoya was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer, a trial began April 28 for former officer Christopher Schurr. Schurr faces one charge of second-degree murder, to which he's pleaded not guilty.