Mistrial for Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after the jury couldn’t reached a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, following a traffic stop in 2022.
The judge declared a mistrial and ended the proceedings, a partial victory for Christopher Schurr, who still could face another trial. Lyoya’s death had sparked weeks of protest in Grand Rapids, especially after the city’s pol