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Viewing for killed DPD officer Loren Courts this weekend
Public viewings will be held this weekend in Detroit for Officer Loren Courts, who was killed by a shooter last week. Public viewings are scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday at Greater Grace Temple.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Public viewings will be held this weekend ahead of Detroit police officer Loren Courts' funeral.
The viewings are scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday at Greater Grace Temple at 23500 W. Seven Mile Rd. in Detroit.
A funeral for family and members of the Detroit Police Department will be held Monday morning before Courts is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Courts, 40, was killed while responding to a shots fired call July 6 in the area of Joy Road and Marlowe Street. When officers arrived, 19-year-old Ehmani Davis shot out of a window at a police cruiser, hitting Courts in the neck.
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After he was shot, his partner, Officer Amanda Hudgens, put pressure on his wounds. As Hudgens was tending to Courts, Davis came outside and walked toward her, Police Chief James White said. She continued to help Courts.
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Vigil held for DPD officer Loren Courts killed in the line of duty
The Detroit Police Department held a vigil Friday for Loren Courts, the officer who was shot and killed last week in Detroit.
Other officers who arrived minutes later shot and killed Davis. Police Chief James White described what happened that night as an ambush of officers.
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While the gunman is dead, another man is facing charges in connection with the crime. Sheldon Avery Thomas, 26, is accused of buying the gun used. Authorities said he admitted that he said he was buying the weapon for himself but was really getting it for Davis a month before the fatal shooting.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Courts' family.
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Wife of slain DPD Officer Loren Courts says he was more than just a cop
Kristine Courts and her children spoke about the hero Officer Loren Courts was in his personal life with his family.