GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A state representative criticized the release of a new docuseries about the Grand Rapids Police Department as the murder trial approaches for one of its ex-officers charged with second-degree murder.
State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids, questioned the timing of Investigation Discovery’s new “All Access PD: Grand Rapids,” an eight-episode series centered around a police force that’s faced widespread criticism and scrutiny.
In a Facebook post the day after the first episode aired, Grant urged viewers not to watch the new docuseries and criticized the timing of the show’s release, with the upcoming murder trial of former GRPD Officer Christopher Schurr and the annual increase in summer violence across the city…