A Grand Rapids police officer is out on $100,000 bail and facing a charge of second-degree murder following a traffic stop that turned deadly.

Christopher Schurr was the officer who fired a fatal shot into the back of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a refugee from the Congo. Schurr’s arrest has made national news in part because of the swift action taken against the officer. During a time when police brutality and excessive force is a national topic of discussion, many have praised the arrest, while others have condemned it, calling on a #standwithschurr campaign.

Court records detailed in several reports paint a clearer image of what unfolded during the fatal traffic stop. Schurr’s attorney filed a motion that explained Schurr pulled over Lyoya who was "moving suspiciously slowly.” Schurr “thought it [the vehicle] matched the description of a recently reported stolen vehicle." and proceed to pull Lyoya over after running the plates and finding the car did not match its tags.

After pulling Lyoya over and attempting an arrest, Lyoya began to flee. Schurr chased after him resulting in a scuffle. During the scuffle, Lyoya allegedly grabbed hold of Schurr’s taser at which point Schurr felt he was in danger of “serious bodily injury or death.”

The motion on behalf of Schurr details that Schurr was “justified in his use of force” and that he is not guilty of the second-degree murder charge he is facing.

Aiming Schurr's actions at his police training, the motion details that Schurr's experience as a police officer led him to believe that "a person who attempts to flee and resist arrest may have outstanding criminal charges or is currently involved in criminal activity and is avoiding being taken into custody."

The shooting was investigated by the Michigan State Police Agency with Sgt. Aaron Tubergen finding details consistent with Schurr's accounts of the traffic stop. In a court document, Tubergen details that Lyoya was not responding to Schurr’s commands to produce a license or to stop moving away from the officer.

Tubergen’s motion document is consistent that Lyoya was at one point able to obtain Schurr’s taser. The document details that during the scuffle, “Officer Schurr removed his service weapon from his holster and then fired a round into the back of Patrick’s head, causing his body to go slack.”

Kent County prosecution attorney Christopher Becker has doubled down on his decision to prosecute Schurr, denying allegations that the move was meant to “send a message.” Becker shared with reporters that the charge is “just based on the facts and making a decision in this case."

Following the shooting, the investigation into the events revealed that Lyoya had three outstanding warrants during the time he was pulled over. Lyoya also had a blood alcohol concentration that was over three times the legal limit.

The family of Lyoya welcomes the news of a murder charge against the officer. Through an interpreter, Lyoya’s father Peter Lyoya share with reporters "My heart was really broken during the past two months because a lot of things were said,” he explains.”And I was thinking maybe there's no justice in America."