Glenn
Doss Jr.
is also
survived
by a
9-month-old
son, his
mother,
stepfather
and
three
brothers.
(DPD
Photo)
A
Homegoing:
DPD
officer
Glenn
Doss Jr.
gone too
soon
By
Wendell
Bryant
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
-
Detroit
police
officer
Glenn
Doss Jr.
had his
home
going
memorial
on
Friday
February
2, 2018
at
Greater
Grace
Temple
in
Detroit,
Michigan.
Officers
from law
enforcement
agencies
across
Michigan,
the U.S
and
Canada.
attended
Friday’s
services.
Doss
died
after
being
shot in
the head
while
responding
to a
domestic
violence
call the
previous
Wednesday
on the
city’s
east
side. He
died
Sunday
at
Receiving
Hospital
in
Detroit.
“I’d
like to
thank
God for
the
years I
got to
spend
with my
wonderful
son,”
Doss Sr.
said.
“He was
a great
guy. It
was an
honor to
be his
dad.”
Doss
Sr. said
the
support
he
received
in the
wake of
his
son’s
death
has
helped
him deal
with the
pain.
Chief
James
Craig
said,
“Today
is the
celebration
of a
true
American
hero,”
Craig
said.
“This is
what we
sign up
for. We
protect.
We
serve.
And in
the face
of
danger,
we act
... he
not only
served
the
residents
of this
city
with
tremendous
tenacity,
he
served
his
fellow
officers.”
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
said
during
Friday’s
service
that
Doss was
“a
humble,
hardworking
young
man. He
just
wanted
to make
Detroit
a better
place.
That’s
why he
got up
in the
morning.
“Detroit
is a
better
place
today
because
of
Officer
Glenn
Doss,”
Duggan
said.
Gov.
Rick
Snyder
called
on the
police
officers
in the
church
to
continue
Doss’
attempts
to
improve
his
community.
“He
was
making
the
world a
better
place,”
the
governor
said.
“We
can’t
let him
down.”
Detroit
officer
Glenn
Doss Sr.
told
attendees
that his
son “was
a great
guy” and
that “it
was an
honor to
be his
dad.”
The
25-year-old
Glenn
Doss
died
Sunday
at a
hospital,
several
days
after he
was shot
once in
the head
while
sitting
in the
passenger
seat of
a patrol
car.
Prosecutors
have
charged
43-year-old
Decharlos
Brooks
with
first-degree
murder
and
murder
of a
peace
officer.
Glenn
Doss Jr.
is also
survived
by a
9-month-old
son, his
mother,
stepfather
and
three
brothers.
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