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Prosecutor: Don’t dismiss murder charge against ex-cop

FILE - Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, at his home in Lansing, Mich., April 14, 2022. On Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, attorneys for Christopher Schurr, the former police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Black motorist, in western Michigan, asked a judge to dismiss the case. (AP Photo/Anna Nichols, File)

FILE - Peter Lyoya, father of Patrick Lyoya, wipes his eyes after looking at video of his son's shooting during a news conference, Dec. 7, 2022, in Detroit. On Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, attorneys for Christopher Schurr, the former police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Black motorist, in western Michigan, asked a judge to dismiss the case. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

FILE - Ex-Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr appears for a court hearing at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 26, 2022. On Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, attorneys for Schurr, a former police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Black motorist in western Michigan, asked a judge to dismiss the case. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)

Prosecutor: Don’t dismiss murder charge against ex-cop