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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
GRPD: Officer-social worker 'co-response' team reduces ER visits, jail bookings
The Grand Rapids Police Department and Network180 are marking three years of their "co-response" program, which pairs a mental health clinician with a police officer to respond to calls involving mental health. (July 17, 2025)
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Yahoo
GRPD: Teens arrested after guns drawn in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Several teens were arrested after an altercation between two groups in Grand Rapids following the city's fireworks show on Saturday night, according to Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom. It happened near the Louis Campau Parking Ramp, which is located off of Monroe Avenue NW. Winstrom said that an altercation between the two groups led to multiple guns being drawn. Police on the scene intervened after the weapons were taken out. No one was shot or injured, according to Winstrom. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘Comply now, complain later,' GRPD chief warns bystanders after viral video
A video circulating on social media of a Grand Rapids police officer appearing to punch a man was lawful use of force, according to the police chief. (June 16, 2025)
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
GRPD: 1 hurt in shooting; no arrests made
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — One person was hurt in a Saturday evening shooting in Grand Rapids, police say. Around 11 p.m., officers with the Grand Rapids Police Department were sent to the area of Sheldon Avenue SE near MLK Jr Street SE for a shooting. GRPD said one person was shot. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening. No arrests have been made, GRPD said. It's unclear what led up to the shooting. The shooting remains under investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
San Francisco Chronicle
22-05-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Trial decision expected in case of Michigan police officer who killed Black man in 2022
Former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr sits in court during the second day of his trial at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Schurr is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant during a traffic stop on April 4, 2022. (WOOD-TV via AP, Pool) Joel Bissell/AP FILE - A TV display shows Patrick Lyoya as video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya is shown at Grand Rapids City Hall in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (Grand Rapids Police Department via AP) Cory Morse | Patrick Lyoya's parents Dorcas, left, and Peter talk with translator Israel Siku, right, during a break in the sixth day of trial for former Grand Rapids Police officer Christopher Schurr, who is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant, at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Monday, May 5, 2025. (Joel Bissell/ Gazette via AP) Joel Bissell/AP DETROIT (AP) — A prosecutor said he will announce Thursday whether to hold a second trial for a Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop. Christopher Schurr's trial on a second-degree murder charge ended May 7 when the jury said it could not reach a unanimous verdict. Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker scheduled an 11:30 a.m. EDT news conference in Grand Rapids, 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Detroit, to announce the next step. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Schurr, 34, who was a Grand Rapids officer, said he feared for his life and shot Patrick Lyoya because the 26-year-old Congolese immigrant had control of his Taser. Lyoya's death in April 2022 was the climax of a fierce struggle that lasted more than two minutes. Schurr stopped a car for having the wrong license plate. Lyoya stepped out of the car, didn't produce a driver's license and began running. Schurr was on top of Lyoya on the ground when he shot him in the back of the head. The entire confrontation was recorded on video and repeatedly played for the jury. At trial, defense experts said the decision to use deadly force was justified because the exhausted officer could have been seriously injured if Lyoya had used the Taser. The prosecutor's experts, however, said Schurr had other choices, including simply letting Lyoya run. Advertisement Article continues below this ad It's not known why Lyoya was trying to flee. Records show his driver's license was revoked at the time and there was an arrest warrant for him in a domestic violence case, though Schurr didn't know it. An autopsy revealed his blood-alcohol level was three times above the legal limit for driving.
