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Becker told reporters that Schurr had turned himself in at the time of the announcement and that he would be arraigned at some point on Friday in the 61st District Court in Grand Rapids.
Becker said a felony firearms charge, which often accompanies a murder charge when such a weapon is used in the alleged crime, is not applicable because of a state law that prevents it in cases of officers using deadly force.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom previously decided to identify Schurr, who is white, as the officer involved in the shooting. The decision, he said, was made “in the interest of transparency, to reduce ongoing speculation, and to avoid any further confusion,“CNN reported in April.
At the time of the traffic stop, Lyoya, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had a revoked license due to drug convictions as well as outstanding warrants, though it’s unclear whether Schurr was aware of either.
Autopsy results showed his blood-alcohol levels were more than three times the legal limit,according to CNN.
During a press conference 10 days after the shooting, Winstrom presentedvideo footage of the traffic stopwhen Lyoya was pulled over in a residential neighborhood for improper vehicle registration, according to authorities.
The video then showed the officer tackling Lyoya to the ground and telling him to “stop resisting.”
As Lyoya got up, the officer fired his taser and could be heard saying, “Let go of the taser.” Winstrom said in April the taser was fired twice but it did not hit anyone.
The police chief said Lyoya was shot in the head.
“They said, thank you. It was a very brief phone call,” Becker said, thanking the family for “their tremendous patience and understanding as this process has developed” and acknowledged the “emotions they must be going through.”
“I deeply appreciate what they’ve done,” he added, including for “their calls for peace and calm.”
source: people.com
