On its fourth day of deliberation, a west Michigan jury declared it could not reach a verdict and the judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a former Grand Rapids police officer.

The jury in the Christopher Schurr murder trial has been unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case. A hung jury was announced and a mistrial declared on Thursday, May 8 in Judge Christina Mim’s packed courtroom in downtown Grand Rapids.

A judge declared a mistrial in the trial of ex-Grand Rapids officer Christopher Schurr on Thursday morning. Kavan Markwood, 20, was in critical condition after the accident, which happened in the seventh inning of the Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs last week