Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles Police Department detective known for his role in the investigation into the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, has died, PEOPLE confirmed with the Kootenai County Coroner’s Office. He was 74.

Fuhrman died from an aggressive form of throat cancer after being diagnosed last year, according to TMZ. He had been hospitalized for about a week before his death, and underwent cancer treatment before he decided to stop, per the outlet.

There will not be a funeral, TMZ reported.

Fuhrman was primarily known for his involvement in the investigation surrounding the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman, a case that led to the highly publicized trial of O. J. Simpson.

He was among the first detectives assigned to investigate the 1994 killings in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The high-profile case and televised trial later became a flashpoint in national conversations about race and policing in the United States.

Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman examines his testimony in O.J. Simpson trial.

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During Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, Fuhrman testified about evidence in the case, including the bloody glove discovered at Simpson’s Rockingham estate. Prosecutors argued the glove was a match to one found at the Brentwood murder scene, and DNA testing showed it contained the victims’ blood.

Simpson’s defense team challenged Fuhrman’s credibility during the trial and suggested that evidence had been planted, an allegation Fuhrman denied. The defense later presented recordings of Fuhrman using racist language after he had testified that he had not used anti-Black racial slurs in the previous decade, NBC Los Angeles reported.

The glove became one of the most closely watched pieces of evidence in the case, particularly after Simpson appeared to struggle while trying on the gloves during a courtroom demonstration.

In 1996, Fuhrman pushed back against claims that he had planted evidence during the investigation.

“There was never a shred, never a hint, never a possibility, not a remote, not a million-, not a billion-to-one possibility I could have planted anything,” Fuhrman told ABC-TV at the time. “Nor would I have a reason to.”

Fuhrman retired from the LAPD in 1995 following Simpson’s acquittal. In 1996, he pleaded no contest to a felony count of perjury connected to his testimony about using racial epithets.

After leaving law enforcement, Fuhrman became a television and radio commentator, hosted a talk radio program and authored several true crime books, including Murder in Brentwood, which focused on the Simpson case.

Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman sits on the witness stand.

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Twenty-five years after the trial, Fuhrman reflected on his career and said he would have preferred to continue working in law enforcement.

“I’d rather still be doing something in law enforcement… I think I would have stayed five to seven years after the Simpson trial had everything not gone sideways,” he said in a Court TV interview.

PEOPLE has reached out to Fuhrman’s family for comment.

Ron Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman, reacted to the news of Fuhrman’s death in a statement to TMZ.

“Anytime anyone dies, it’s a shame,” Fred Goldman told the outlet.

Tanya Brown also reflected on Fuhrman’s death in comments to TMZ, calling it “a big one and a huge loss.”

“I think Mark’s legacy should not be based around our trial. He did good outside of the trial and we all make mistakes,” Brown told the outlet. “I don’t wish death upon anyone and I think he did a lot of good in his life and people need to focus on the good he did.”

“Anytime someone passes from our case, it’s hard,” Brown added.

Both Brown and Goldman also told TMZ they did not blame Fuhrman for O. J. Simpson’s acquittal.