A Detroit police officer shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call on the east side Wednesday night has died.
Officer Glenn Doss, Jr., 25, succumbed to his injuries Sunday afternoon after four days in the hospital.
His father, Glen Doss Sr., also a Detroit police officer, offered a few words on his son outside Detroit Receiving.
“I want to thank God for the 25 years he allowed me the honor and the pleasure to raise such a great young man," Doss Sr. said “He was so positive and he was so humble.”
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who said he got to know the Doss family over the past few days described them as "a family this city should be very proud of.”
Doss, a member of a special operations unit, was shot Wednesday night when he and other officers arrived at the scene of a domestic dispute near I-94 and McDougall. The alleged gunman, 43-year-old Decharlos Brooks, was outside and started shooting almost immediately, hitting Doss before he even got out of his squad car.…