Schurr, 34, was fired by city officials at the recommendation of police Chief Eric Winstrom after he was charged in 2022. At the time, Winstrom said his recommendation was based on video of the encounter, the prosecutor’s review of a state police investigation and Schurr’s interview with internal investigators.

A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Friday, telling jurors at his second-degree murder trial that he was “running on fumes” and fearing for his life after losing his Taser during an intense fight.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Police colleagues of a former Grand Rapids police officer accused of murdering a Black motorist told jurors Thursday he acted reasonably for an officer in a physical struggle. Testimony continues at 8:30 a.