A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head testified in his own defense Friday, telling jurors at his second-degree murder trial that he was "running on fumes" and fearing for his life after losing his Taser during an intense fight.

Christopher Schurr testified he feared he "wouldn't be here today" if he did not fatally shoot Patrick Lyoya during a 2022 struggle in Grand Rapids.

Christopher Schurr, the former officer charged with second-degree murder in Patrick Lyoya’s death took the stand Friday morning.