Christopher Schurr claimed self -defense in the murder procedure. Take a look at all of his certificate.

Grand Rapids, Mi-The former police officers Grand Rapids, Christopher Schurr, claimed to testify in his own name during his murder proceedings on Friday.

The jurors listened to Schurr (34) that he was afraid of his life when he struggled with the 26-year-old black driver Patrick Lyoya and shot him in his head.

Schurr was on the stand on Friday, May 2, about three hours. To see the entire certificate from Schurr, look at the video below.

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Schurr will be charged with Murder's second degree for the death of Lyoya on April 4, 2022 after a traffic stop in Southeast Grand Rapids. Lyoya tried to flee on foot, and the two gripped over the taser of the officer in front of Schurr, on a lyoya still lively, shot him in his head.

The deadly traffic stop between the white officer and the Congolese immigrant attracted national attention and led to protests in Grand Rapids in the city center.

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Friday was the fifth day of the process. Schurr told the jury that he was afraid of his life during the argument and if he did not show Lyoya, “he would not” go home “.

The public prosecutor of Kent County, Chris Becker, in Cross in Schurr, tried the discrepancies between Schurr's testimony on Friday and earlier statements that he gave the state police in April 2022.

In Schurr's earlier statement, he said Lyoya tried not to become Tased, but Schurr never mentioned that Lyoya grabbed the Taser while Schurr was on him.

In his testimony on Friday, Schurr said that Lyoya had gained control of the taser on the floor and had granted him.

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The public prosecutor proposed that the taser was less dangerous at the time because his two probes had already been unsuccessfully released. It could still be used to press a person's skin.

But Schurr said on Friday that he believed that the Taser still had a available probe and feared that Lyoya could use him against him to take his firearm.

The attempt is expected to continue on Monday, May 5th.

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