GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Christopher Schurr's legal team intends to prove that the Grand Rapids police officer was justified when he fatally shot Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April, one of Schurr's attorneys said Friday.
Matt Borgula, speaking after Schurr's arraignment in the 61st District Court on a second-degree murder charge, said he thought the jury "is going to see clearly that he did everything he was required to do per department policy."
Under the Grand Rapids department's use of force policy, officers can use deadly force "only to defend themselves, another officer, or another person against a reasonable threat of death or serious bodily injury ..."
