DETROIT – A man was sentenced Wednesday for fatally shooting Detroit police Officer Glenn Doss last January.
At just 25 years old, Doss had a lot ahead of him, including a newborn child who was just 9 months old.
His life was cut short by Decharlos Brooks, who learned Wednesday he will spend 36-60 years behind bars for the January 2018 shooting.
"This right here, this is my hero," Glenn Doss Sr., also a police officer, said of his son.
Doss was shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call.
"You put me in a position where I got the worst call," Doss Sr. said Wednesday in court. "Glenn had been shot."
In a courtroom packed with emotion, Doss Jr.' heartbroken mother delivered a message to Brooks.
"Our family has been devastated," Nicole Flowers said.
Brooks said he had a message for the Doss family but broke down, saying he couldn't face them.
"I want to address the Doss family," Brooks said. "I'm very, very sorry. I was out of my mind that day. I am about to pay for my crime."