GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Grand Rapids police captain defended former officer Christopher Schurr’s fatal shooting of a motorist Patrick Lyoya. Capt. David Siver, who trains officers in use of force, testified for the defense that Schurr’s escalation to deadly force “was reasonable, a reasonable officer could perform the same way in that situation.”

A current Grand Rapids police captain said Christopher Schurr acted reasonably in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a statement that contrasted with previous testimony in the case.