On July 28, 2002, 26-year-old Hazel Park police officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson responded to a neighbor dispute about a man walking a dog off-leash on Jarvis Street. Nagle-Wilson, who had served with the department for nearly two years and was known for visiting the local animal shelter after shifts, arrived in uniform and exited her patrol car when a man on a nearby porch opened fire with a shotgun.

Officer Nagle-Wilson was struck by birdshot in the face, neck, and stomach. Despite severe wounds and while wearing a protective vest she managed to draw her service weapon and fire back, striking the man in the abdomen. A neighbor heard her last cries for help; she was taken to a hospital where she later died. The suspect, identified by neighbors as 42-year-old Hans-George Hofe, was also taken to the same hospital wounded and was taken into custody.

Nagle-Wilson had been married to a fellow officer for two months at the time. Many details of motive and circumstances remain unclear from these events; anyone who knew Officer Nagle-Wilson or witnessed the incident is asked to share what they know.