Officer Charles L. Pope of the Detroit Police Department was killed on October 19, 1990, when he was fatally shot during a confrontation with a suspect while on duty. The shooting prompted an investigation by the department and led to the arrest and criminal charging of a suspect in connection with the killing. That defendant went to trial and was convicted for Pope’s murder. Pope’s death had a visible impact on the community and police department and his name is listed on the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial as a line-of-duty death.

What details do readers have about Officer Pope’s final shift, the investigation, or the trial that followed?