Suiter's Barber Talks About Close Relationship With A Regular Customer

Detective Sean Suiter's barber is sharing his thoughts about what a great man, father, and dedicated officer he was.

Damon Pullen, owner of Damon Renard's Barber Shop in the 1300 block of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, developed a friendship with Suiter and has been cutting his hair for 17 years.

"Sean was about a year older than me so we were just on the same life path, starting out in life, starting out in our careers," Pullen said.

Suiter always wanted to be well-groomed. He had a standing appointment with Pullen every Friday morning at 6:30. Sometimes he would even go in twice a week. Pullen says Suiter missed a recent appointment because he had returned from his son's wedding.

"If he didn't make it in, it was only because he was working overtime or because he was doing something affiliated with the job, or he was with family," Pullen said. "He was an extremely dedicated family man and an extremely dedicated officer."

Pullen calls Suiter a very rare breed, someone who had a glow about him and would light up a room just by being in it.

After news broke of the shooting Wednesday, Pullen was left numb.

"I was just overwhelmed and the only thing I could keep saying was 'Not Sean, not Sean, not Sean,'" Pullen said. "He was a peculiarly special person and great person."