Following the decision to not retry former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr on a murder charge, city leaders are calling for peaceful reactions to the news.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Above the noise of protesters chanting and passing cars honking in support, Michael Sterling Sr. choked back tears talking about his son. Sterling’s son, Samuel, was struck and killed last year by a Michigan State Police trooper vehicle that was pursuing him.

A Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop will not face a second trial.

"We were nonviolent, we were using our voices, and at the end of the day, there is no justice, and there is no peace."

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya, after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

The trial of former officer Christopher Schurr, who was charged with murder in the 2022 execution-style shooting of Congolese immigrant Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ended with a hung jury on Thursday.