John Robert Weiss was 25 and a detective with the Shively Police Department when he was shot during an undercover narcotics investigation on the 2500 block of South Park Road. The shooting occurred on February 12, 1986. Weiss was struck by four bullets but managed to return fire and wound his assailant. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

A suspect was apprehended and later convicted of murder and robbery in connection with Weiss’s death and received a 65-year prison sentence. In February 2006 the parole board denied that person’s request for release after nearly two decades served.

Does anyone remember the area around South Park Road in 1986 or have information about the investigation and trial?