On July 1, 1991, Richard Michael Leskie, a 39-year-old White male, was working as a police officer for the Detroit Police Department. At approximately 1:30 in the afternoon, he was actively pursuing a burglary suspect. The chase led them to a building located at the intersection of Beechwood and Seebaldt streets, where the suspect fled into the basement.
As Officer Leskie made his way down the basement stairs in pursuit, the suspect, who had concealed himself underneath the staircase, ope
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