GRAND RAPIDS, MI - During this week’s trial of a former Grand Rapids police officer accused of killing a Black motorist, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan said the department should show accountability and address “systemically flawed policing practices.

Jurors considering second-degree murder charges against a former Michigan police officer have repeatedly watched videos showing the officer struggling with and then shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya

Christopher Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police officer, is charged with second-degree murder. His lawyers say he acted in self-defense.