Cop Served In The Killing Of Patrick Lyoya!

Cop charged with murder of Patrick Lyoya.

Patrick Lyoya, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo living and working in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan was shot by a cop after a routine traffic stop turned into deadly encounter.

The cop who shot him is facing a second-degree murder charge and if found guilty, he could face LIFE in the iron college with a small possibility of graduation within a period determined. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The dirty cop is Christopher Schurr. He worked for the Grand Rapids Police for at least seven years. He was considered a strict by the book type. He was easily angered with some questioning his temperament being suitable as a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department.

He was iced after the investigation determined that his traffic stop was unjustified. Oh, hell fucking yeah.

This cop shot Patrick in the back of his head with his service weapon. 

Tensions been high in the city. The last time, I can recall talking about Grand Rapids was the police encounter where cops pulled up on Black teenagers guns drawn. This happened more than once in this city. The city population is 203,000.

Cop shot a man in the back of his head.

There's been numerous encounters of police engaging forcible behavior with Black and Brown citizens.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said his office on Thursday filed the charge — the most serious one possible in this case — against Officer Christopher Schurr.

Becker said Schurr turned himself in. Online records showed he was in the Calhoun County jail in Battle Creek, which the Calhoun County sheriff noted was a “common practice” in cases where a defendant works for the jurisdiction in which he was arrested. Arraignment was scheduled for Friday, though Becker didn’t know exactly what time.

Grand Rapids Police Department Chief Eric Winstrom said he was recommending that Schurr be immediately suspended without pay pending termination.

Becker made his decision public in an about 15-minute news conference Thursday afternoon at Michigan State Police Sixth District Headquarters in Walker. He said he told the GRPD chief about it Wednesday.

Becker spoke with the Lyoya family over the phone just minutes before his news conference. The prosecutor said he also sent them a letter, written in their native Swahili, about his decision.

“They said, ‘Thank you.’ It was a very brief phone call,” he said.

A traffic stop turned deadly for Patrick Lyoya.

He thanked the Lyoya family for “their tremendous patience and understanding as this process has developed.” He spoke of the “emotions they must be going through. I deeply appreciate what they’ve done… their calls for peace and calm.”

A first-degree murder charge would have required premeditation, which Becker said didn’t apply in this case. The elements of second-degree murder require that there was a death, that the death was intentional and that it could not be justified by self-defense. If convicted, Schurr, 31, of Grandville, faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

“I wouldn’t charge if I didn’t think I could prove it,” Becker said.

Becker said his office eyed a lesser manslaughter charge, which a jury could consider. He said manslaughter would have called for a “heat of passion” element that he didn’t see in the case. 

Manslaughter would be punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.