GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids resident who witnessed the April altercation between former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr and Patrick Lyoya said Thursday that Schurr had "physical control" when they were wrestling before Lyoya was shot.
Wayne Butler testified in the 61st District Court preliminary exam of Schurr, who is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Lyoya that prompted a national outcry from African American leaders. Second-degree murder is a felony offense punishable by up to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Butler said he saw the traffic stop and the chase, which ended when the officer caught up with Lyoya in front of his home. He described Lyoya as "disoriented."
