Renee Corridor isn't any stranger to unsolved homicides.
Corridor was six months outdated when her father was killed within the line of obligation in Detroit. To this present day, his homicide stays unsolved.
"My aim is to ensure nobody else has to stay by that very same degree of trauma," Corridor advised CBS Information.
Regardless of the circumstances of her father's demise, Corridor pursued a profession in legislation enforcement. Years later, Corridor grew to become a Detroit police officer on the age of 28. She went on to change into chief of the Dallas Police Division, main a drive of greater than 3,600 sworn officers.
However the pandemic coupled with nationwide unrest following the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis tore aside belief between Corridor's police drive and the communities in Dallas it served.
"If this can be a damaged relationship, how do I am going into your house when a murder has been dedicated and say that I am dedicated to you to resolve against the law when you do not belief me as a police officer sporting the uniform?" Corridor mentioned.
Whereas Corridor was police chief, murders spiked in Dallas, a pattern that was additionally evident throughout the nation. However in response to numbers from the Dallas Police Division, Corridor's detectives solved greater than 70% of homicides — 20 factors larger than the nationwide common.
"One of many first issues my staff and I did (was), we met with them and advised them, 'I do not need to go to any group the place now we have nice relationships. I solely need to go to these communities the place our relationships are challenged.' I began there."
The following step for Corridor: tackling variety in her personal rank and file.
"We went from 17%, 18% Latinos, Hispanics, within the police division beneath my management to about 24% as a result of the biggest portion of our group have been Hispanic."
Regardless of Corridor's efforts on the police division, homicides nonetheless occurred, and a few have been unforgettable.
In 2020, a 1-year-old boy named Rory Norman was fatally shot whereas he slept inside his Dallas residence throughout a surge in citywide homicides.
"I would gone to the hospital and noticed his physique, his very small physique," Corridor mentioned. "It was infuriating."
No arrest has been made within the case, a proven fact that Corridor calls "disheartening."
"There's some brokenness within the quantity of weapons which are on our streets," Corridor mentioned. "There's some brokenness within the relationships between police and the group. And so what are we going to do about it at this level? It takes work, and it takes proudly owning the place we're flawed and fixing it."