It’s been a little more than three years since Eric Winstrom took over as the police chief in Grand Rapids. On Tuesday, he ...

Despite recent high-profile use of force cases, GRPD's Chief says a lot of positive progress is being made in the department.

Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police officer, was charged with murder for killing Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop. After almost three days of deliberating, a jury could not reach a unanimous ...

No one ever disputed that Schurr, then a Grand Rapids police officer, killed Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The question the jury could not answer ...

Demonstrators gather outside the courthouse in downtown Grand Rapids on May 22, 2025, after the prosecutor said he would not retry Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya.

GRAND RAPIDS — A west Michigan prosecutor has decided not to retry former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr in the 2022 shooting death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese ...

The incident sparked protests in Grand Rapids and renewed calls for police accountability. Peter Lyoya, Patrick’s father, pointed to broader systemic issues in the justice system.

DETROIT, MI -- The family members of Patrick Lyoya say they were heartbroken and unhappy about a decision not to retry a former Grand Rapids police officer for killing their son. Peter and Dorcas ...

NEWS Grand Rapids police officer who killed a Patrick Lyoya won’t face retrial Published: May 22, 2025, 11:07 PM Tags: grand rapids, patrick lyoya murder case, top stories ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The attorney for the family of Patrick Lyoya says they now have no hope that anyone will be held criminally responsible for their son's death.

Peter Lyoya, Patrick's father, said he thought former Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer Christopher Schurr would have been convicted if Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker had pursued a ...