Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya is fired

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 6/15/2022, 2:27 p.m.
A Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer has been fired less than a week after being charged with second-degree murder in …
Former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr is pictured. Schurr has been fired less than a week after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, City Manager Mark Washington announced June 15. Mandatory Credit: Emily Rose Bennett/The Grand Rapids Press/AP

Originally Published: 15 JUN 22 15:09 ET

Updated: 15 JUN 22 15:10 ET

By Rob Frehse, CNN

(CNN) -- A Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer has been fired less than a week after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, City Manager Mark Washington announced Wednesday.

The former officer, Christopher Schurr, waived his right to a hearing after the city's police chief and the labor relations officer recommended that he be terminated on Friday, according to Washington.

Washington said Schurr's employment with the Grand Rapids Police Department was terminated effective June 10.

"Due to the on-going criminal matter and the potential for civil litigation, I will not be providing any additional comment concerning Mr. Schurr at this time," Washington said.

Lyoya, a Black man, was shot to death on April 4 by Schurr, a White officer trying to arrest him after a traffic stop in a case that has drawn national attention. Lyoya's final moments were captured in multiple videos later released to the public.

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