A member of the jury that couldn’t reach a verdict in the Christopher Schurr murder trial said race never came up in the deliberations, that Schurr helped himself by taking the stand and that there was one main holdout that kept the former officer from being acquitted.

The judge declared a mistrial and ended the proceedings, a partial victory for Christopher Schurr, who still could face another trial. Lyoya's death had sparked weeks of protest in Grand Rapids, especially after the city's police chief released video of ...

"This was not a case with a rogue juror," Becker said. "They paid attention, they did a lot to try and arrive at a verdict and they couldn't arrive at a verdict."