GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A Kent County Circuit Court judge ruled on Friday morning that the second-degree murder case against former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr will head to trial.

Judge Christina Elmore said the District Court said a jury must decide if the April 2022 deadly shooting was justified.

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Last April, Schurr pulled over 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya because his vehicle and plates did not match. Schurr said he feared for his life after Lyoya resisted arrest and reached for his taser. That’s when Schurr shot Lyoya.

After his death, toxicology results revealed Lyoya’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit.