A Detroit police officer returning home from work was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run crash on the city’s east side, authorities said.
FOX 2 in Detroit reported that Officer Cameron Richardson had been with the department for a little over a year and police described him as a family man with two daughters, as well as an Army veteran.
“Today the Detroit Police Department lost Officer Cameron Richardson, who served one year with the department,” the department wrote in an article on X. “Officer Richardson was killed in an accident car while he was not on duty.”
Interim Chief Todd Bettison told reporters the city lost “one of Detroit’s best.”
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Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson was killed in a hit-and-run crash Sunday. (Detroit Police)
“He was a good officer, an excellent officer who served with distinction,” Bettison said, adding that Richardson will not be forgotten. “We are going to completely wrap our arms around this family.”
Police said Richardson was driving home from work while heading north on Hoover Street at Greiner Street.
Witnesses told investigators that a white pickup truck turned left onto Hoover Street, turning directly in front of the Jeep Wrangler Richardson was driving.
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A Detroit police officer was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run crash while returning home from work. (iStock)
When officers arrived on scene just after midnight, they found that Richardson’s Jeep had overturned during the crash.
But the other vehicle had left the scene.
Bettison thanked Michigan State Police during the news conference, saying they were able to locate the white pickup truck a short distance from the crash.
All occupants of the van were arrested, police said, and a 28-year-old man was identified as a person of interest. But this person has not yet been located.
The Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for more information.
“We have worked around the clock since the incident occurred. We have executed search warrants,” Bettison said. “We have identified the individuals who were in this white van. We know who the driver is. We are asking the driver to surrender.”
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