Detroit Police Officer Sherdard Raymund Brison, 40, died from wounds sustained during a violent traffic-stop shooting on February 28, 1990. Officer Brison and his partner stopped a taxi near Livernoise and the M-10 after suspecting a passenger of involvement in an armed robbery at a nearby dress shop that had injured a customer. While Officer Brison was patting down the man, the suspect produced a pistol and shot him. Brison then fell and suffered additional head trauma after being struck by a passing car.

The suspect turned his weapon on Brison’s partner, shooting her below her protective vest before attempting to flee. She returned fire and killed the suspect with a single shot as he ran. The assailant was later identified as a parolee with three prior felony convictions and minimal time served. Officer Brison died of his injuries six days later, on March 5, 1990, and was survived by his wife and daughter.

Does anyone have information about the robbery linked to that taxi passenger or recollections of the incident that could fill in details?