▁a ▁year , ▁including ▁training , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁administrative ▁leave ▁and ▁offered ▁coun sel ing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁police ▁interview ing ▁Pop law ski ▁while ▁imprison ed , ▁he ▁believed ▁May h le ▁to ▁be ▁f aking ▁his ▁death , ▁and ▁so ▁shot ▁him ▁again . ▁He ▁told ▁police ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁officers ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁but ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁surrender ed , ▁hoping ▁he ▁could ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁in ▁prison . ▁Inter view ers ▁described ▁Pop law ski ▁as ▁un rem or se ful ▁with ▁a ▁" c old ▁de mean or ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁st ando ff ▁ended , ▁during ▁inter views ▁with ▁detect ives , ▁Pop law ski ▁b rag ged ▁about ▁his ▁actions , ▁telling ▁them ▁he ▁thought ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁killed ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁five ▁officers . ▁ ▁Cer emon ies ▁Offic ers ▁Kelly , ▁May h le , ▁and ▁Sci ul lo ▁lay ▁in ▁rep ose ▁at ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁City - Count y ▁Building ▁from ▁April ▁ 8 ▁until ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   a . m . ▁April ▁ 9 . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁citizens ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁visited ▁the ▁c ask ets , ▁including ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁DC ▁Metro ▁Police , ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Maryland , ▁C obb ▁County , ▁Georgia ▁police , ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁Tro op ers ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Police . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁ 1 0 :