Mackie Ashe that life is precious. Ashe was promoted from lieutenant in the patrol division to captain of the department this January. I have seen many tragedies and can still hear the cries of loved ones of many people who died a senseless death.
Life is nothing to play with and is short.
Ashe began his career in law enforcement by being in the right place at the right time. In 1973 he came back to Shelby from Washington, D.C., to work at the Shelby Fire Department, after working as a delegate for the World Bank. While he was picking up food for the fire department at a local restaurant, Lt. Ed Bass, the first black officer at the Shelby Police Department, asked Ashe if he would like to work at the Shelby Police Department. Ashe, at the age of 24, started in August 1974.