It happened on Wednesday as Ella and Lonnie Hardin slept inside their Hazelwood Avenue house.

However, the River City Fraternal Order of Police says movement on a new contract for the department's higher ranks is a good sign for the rest of LMPD.

Last month, the panel that interviewed candidates for the position was united behind one person for the job, according to David James, a committee member and the Metro Council president.

Fischer said the invitation is an effort to be more transparent, which he says is "integral to this review process."