DETROIT (WWJ) -- As the community is still reeling after the murder of Detroit Police Officer Loren Courts, there remains a lot of "what ifs" concerning the suspect, and if this tragedy could have been prevented.
During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Detroit Police Chief James White says officer Loren Courts was ambushed by 19-year-old Ehmani Mack Davis.
It turns out that Davis had a history of weapons charges as well as a shooting.
White said Davis had a warrant currently in process at the time of Wednesday's shooting but was unaware of its circumstances.
A press release sent out from DPD after White's press conference clarified Davis was pending a warrant for Assault with Intent to Murder through the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office; it was submitted on June 21.
Davis is accused of a drive-by shooting at a house in Eastpointe back in June -- but Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido says he hadn't been charged yet due to delays in a getting a warrant out of the Prosecutor's office.
Previous to this incident, ClickOnDetroit reports that in January of last year Davis was charged with a weapons offense of improper possession in or upon a motor vehicle. Davis pleaded guilty and received 12 months probation and an $815 fine.
"The weapons offenses were the only things that could be made -- and as such, it was going through its regular process in the Prosecutor's office and it was sitting there to be typed up," said Lucido.
Lucido says there is currently a 7 to 10-day wait for warrants that are deemed non-emergency.
White said this shooting death may have resulted from Davis wanting to commit "suicide by cop."
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