Patrick Lyoya

After a judge refused to toss out a second-degree murder charge on Friday, attorneys for former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr say they plan to appeal. It's a decision that could set the criminal trial back months.

Attorneys for the family of a Black motorist who was shot and killed by a white police officer during a traffic stop in Michigan's second-largest city, Grand Rapids, say the officer had no reason to pull him over.

A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.

Probable Cause Conference held Tuesday, Schurr did not appear in court.

The city of Grand Rapids has fired Christopher Schurr, the police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said the officer has turned himself in.

Church leaders from across the Grand Rapids area have formed a multicultural alliance seeking justice for Patrick Lyoya. The 26-year old Congolese refugee was fatally shot by a Grand Rapids police officer during an April traffic stop.

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

Dorcas and Peter Lyoya remember their son, Patrick Lyoya. A Grand Rapids police officer killed him during a traffic stop in early April.

Police in Grand Rapids have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya in early April.