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Collin James Rose was a 29-year-old Wayne State University police officer on patrol in Detroit the evening of November 22, 2016. While investigating a string of vehicle break-ins, he radioed that he was stopping a suspicious person on a bicycle around 6:30 p.m. Moments later he was found with a gunshot wound to the head and taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital. He died there on November 23, 2016. He was the first and only Wayne State officer killed in the line of duty.

An initial person of interest was arrested that night and charged, but prosecutors dropped all charges in early December 2016. Investigators released images of a flashlight and a bicycle left at the scene and continued the investigation. In March 2017 a separate incident led to the arrest of 60-year-old Raymond Durham; forensic testing produced a DNA match tying Durham to evidence from Rose’s shooting. Durham was charged in August 2017, but was later found incompetent to stand trial and the charges were dismissed in January 2019. Rose was posthumously promoted to Sergeant.

Did anyone in the community see a flashlight or bicycle near the scene on November 22, 2016, or have other information about that evening?