On February 16, 2004, Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig, 26, was killed during what began as a routine traffic stop on Gilbert Avenue. Fettig, assigned to the 4th Precinct and with two and a half years on the force, was riding with her partner, Officer Matthew Bowens, when the driver of a stopped pickup truck exited and opened fire. Fettig was struck five times while the officers were in their patrol car calling in the plate; Bowens was hit three times and later succumbed to his wounds after additional shots were fired.

A portion of the attack was recorded by the patrol car camera. Fettig was taken to Henry Ford Hospital, where she died about 12 hours after the shooting. She is survived by her parents and a sister. Several hours after the killings, authorities arrested the driver; his driver’s license had been left in the patrol car.

Are there readers who remember that February night on Gilbert Avenue or who can add details about Fettig’s life and service?