On a cold February evening in 1986, the city of Shively, Kentucky, lost a dedicated public servant. John Robert Weiss, a 25-year-old male detective with the Shively Police Department, was working undercover in a narcotics investigation on the 2500 block of South Park Road. It was on this street that his life was tragically cut short when he was shot on February 12, 1986.
Even in his final moments, Detective Weiss displayed incredible bravery. After being struck by four bullets, he was abl
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