So, I asked Assistant Chief Fulwood to lunch. [Ike Fulwood, Washington police chief in tumultuous era, dies]If readers of The Post saw the bloodshed one way, through record-breaking numbers, Fulwood saw it in a deeper way. In a barren Lorton interview room, I met Teddy Fulwood, a tall and lanky man dressed in drab prison clothes. A man of faith, Fulwood came to respect and appreciate mine. In hundreds of conversations over three decades, the chief made me a better reporter — and a much better human being.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 18:33 UTC