Police Officer Glenn Anthony Doss, Jr., Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Glenn Anthony Doss, Jr.

Detroit Police Department, Michigan

End of Watch Sunday, January 28, 2018

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Glenn Anthony Doss, Jr.

Police Officer Glenn Doss, Jr., succumbed to gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while responding to a domestic violence call in the 5500 block of McDougall Street at approximately 10:30 pm.

Before officers arrived on scene the male subject exited the home with a firearm. As Officer Doss and his partner arrived at the location the man opened fire on their patrol car, striking Officer Doss in the head. His partner transported him to Detroit Receiving Hospital where he underwent surgery.

The 44-year-old subject barricaded himself inside of the home for approximately four hours until being taken into custody when the SWAT team deployed chemical agents in the home.

Officer Doss passed away from his injuries on January 28th, 2018. On March 6, 2019, the subject was sentenced 36 to 60 years in prison for second degree murder.

Officer Doss had served with the Detroit Police Department for two years. He is survived by his 9-month-old child, girlfriend, and parents. His father also serves as a police officer with the Detroit Police Department.

Bio

Age 25
Tour 2 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Weapon Handgun
Offender Sentenced to 36 to 60 years

domestic

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All too soon we forget January 25, 2018. That was the day Officer Glenn Doss was taken from us.

Officers from the 7th Precinct piled into patrol cars, 3, 4 deep...jammed into the back seats with door locks preventing them from escaping the gunfire that ensued as they pulled up to the scene.

That scene was held for 4 hours and change. The temperatures were in the low teens, so cold that a light fog enshrouded the ground.

Detroit SRT (Special Response) showed up, after the girlfriend and children were evacuated then SRT jammed round after round of tear gas through every conceivable avenue from the east facing windows. Yes, he gave up...I shall not comment on how I felt, I am sure most can empathize.

7 years later, that building still stands and the windows still shattered, a testiment to time and that old "Broken Window Theory" taught to us in police academies across this great nation.

To those officers who took on that gunfire, you will not be forgotten...to Officer Glenn Doss, your name is a whisper at times when we need to reflect on this career and the sacrifices.

Godspeed Glenn

Lieutenant Thomas Grzywacz
Detroit Police Department

February 2, 2025