Patrick Lyoya family to speak after decision not to retry Christopher Schurr
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The family of Patrick Lyoya is hosting a press conference Thursday morning after a prosecutor decided not to retry the former Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed their son in 2022.
Lyoya's parents will be joined by civil rights attorneys Ven Johnson and Ben Crump at the 9 a.m. press conference. They'll be addressing Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker's decision to not retry Christopher Schurr. The attorneys are also expected to outline the next steps in the family's civil lawsuit again Schurr.
Will Michigan AG retry Christopher Schurr in death of Patrick Lyoya?
Schurr shot and killed Lyoya during a traffic stop on April 4, 2022. He was charged with second degree murder, but a mistrial was declared on May 8 after the jury was unable to make a unanimous decision on whether to convict or acquit him of second degree murder or, as a second option, manslaughter. The 12-member jury included nine women and three men; Ten were white, one was Hispanic and one was Black.
The mistrial followed five and a half days of testimony and 21 hours of jury deliberations.
On May 22, Becker announced he would not retry Schurr.
Schurr juror: One holdout kept former officer from being acquitted
'I did not arrive at (the decision) lightly,' Becker said at the time. 'Basically, what it boils down to is I don't think we reach a different verdict if I do do a retrial in this case.'
Lyoya's family has filed a civil wrongful death suit against Schurr. Thursday's press conference will share the latest on that case, 'aimed at securing justice and accountability for Patrick's preventable death,' a media advisory says.
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