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| Charges dropped against black suspect in murder of white police officer | |
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| A man who stood accused of fatally shooting Sgt. Collin Rose in Detroit has been cleared of charges, including those of first-degree murder and murder of a police officer. Rose died in hospital hours after sustaining bullet wounds to his head while on duty. | |
| Charges against DeAngelo Davis, who was named a person of interest in the case, were dropped. There is surveillance video proving Davis had an alibi as it shows the man was in a store at the time of the murder. | |
| “The murder of Sgt. Rose was a tragic loss to the community and law enforcement, but it was also wrong to snatch Mr. DeAngelo Davis off the street and try this case in the media despite a lack of evidence connecting him to the crime,” Davis’ attorney has said, according to 7 Action News. | |
| The 31-year-old African-American had been charged with first-degree murder, murder of a police officer, felony firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm on November 25. He was arrested three days prior, after it was determined that he matched a description released by police as a massive manhunt was launched. | The 31-year-old African-American had been charged with first-degree murder, murder of a police officer, felony firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm on November 25. He was arrested three days prior, after it was determined that he matched a description released by police as a massive manhunt was launched. |
| Sgt. Collin Rose, a five-year veteran, was on patrol at Wayne State University on the evening of November 22, when he radioed that he was investigating a possible theft of navigation systems from cars and SUVs. He was about to stop someone on a bicycle. | Sgt. Collin Rose, a five-year veteran, was on patrol at Wayne State University on the evening of November 22, when he radioed that he was investigating a possible theft of navigation systems from cars and SUVs. He was about to stop someone on a bicycle. |
| Rose was then found lying face down on the ground with a gunshot wound. | Rose was then found lying face down on the ground with a gunshot wound. |
| Davis is scheduled to return to court Friday for a probable cause hearing. | Davis is scheduled to return to court Friday for a probable cause hearing. |
| "I'm 100 percent confident my son had nothing to do with it, 'cause he's not that type of young man," the suspect’s mother told WXYZ. | "I'm 100 percent confident my son had nothing to do with it, 'cause he's not that type of young man," the suspect’s mother told WXYZ. |
| Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is going to have a news conference Wednesday, the news channel reported. However, it was not immediately clear what Worthy will address. | Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is going to have a news conference Wednesday, the news channel reported. However, it was not immediately clear what Worthy will address. |