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Police Officer Nicholas Davis was shot and killed with his own service weapon after confronting a suspect who had just left a restaurant without paying the $4.55 bill. Officer Davis had just finished his breakfast at the restaurant and was told of the offense by the manager. Officer Davis caught up with the suspect in a parking lot at the intersection of 10th Avenue and East Madison Street. Officer Davis, who was still in his patrol car, ordered the suspect to stop walking while speaking to him through the open driver's side window. The suspect then turned away from Officer Davis and began to walk in the opposite direction. Officer Davis placed his vehicle in reverse and continued to follow and talk to the suspect while calling for backup on his radio. In a fit of rage, the suspect pulled Officer Davis out of his patrol car and succeeded in disarming him during a struggle. As Officer Davis stood back up from the ground the suspect shot him once in the chest, and then once in the back as he attempted to take cover behind a nearby building. The suspect then walked away with Officer Davis' gun but was apprehended a short time later. The subject was sentenced to 27 years in prison but was instead committed to a mental hospital. He was released from the mental hospital in April 2011 after the hospital's budget was cut. Officer Davis had served with the Seattle Police Department for seven years and had previously served with the Bothell Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Davis gave the Seattle Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Nicholas Norman Davis served in the U.S. Air Force (1964â1968) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Seattle Police Department has lost 60 officers; 44 of them killed feloniously.
Nicholas is one of 187 officers killed feloniously in WA, 55% of the 340 remembered there.
Nicholas is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Nicholas is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1984, 1 officer at Seattle Police Department was killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 32 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 4.
In 1984, 3 officers in WA were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 96 years on record. The heaviest was 1935, with 8.
In 1984, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1984, 104 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Nicholas was 39. Of the 32 killed feloniously at Seattle Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 43.3; the middle age was 38.5. Nicholas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Nicholas was 39. Of the 159 killed feloniously in WA whose age is recorded, half were between 33 and 46; the middle age was 41. Nicholas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Nicholas was 39. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Nicholas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Nicholas was 39. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Nicholas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 9.1% of these deaths at Seattle Police Department; July holds the most, 15.9%. Tuesdays: 9.1%.
December holds 4.8% of these deaths in WA; November holds the most, 11.8%. Tuesdays: 10.2%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 73.3% of all 60 deaths at Seattle Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 2.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 55% of all 340 deaths in WA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.2% of these deaths.
His people
Seattle Police Department has 60 officers remembered here, Nicholas among them.
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David M. Sires
Oct 16, 1881
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James L. Wells Nov 28, 1897
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Thomas L. Roberts
Apr 10, 1898
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Enoch E. Breece
Jul 3, 1902
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Albert C. Schaneman
Sep 14, 1903
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Matthias H. Rude
Sep 24, 1910
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Judson P. Davis
Feb 23, 1911
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William Henry Cunliffe
Jun 17, 1911
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Henry Lee Harris
Jul 4, 1911
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Arthur K. Ruckart
Dec 27, 1914
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Lawrence E. Kost
Dec 12, 1915
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John F. Weedin
Jul 24, 1916
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Robert R. Wiley Jul 30, 1916
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Edwin Wilson
Sep 24, 1919
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Volney L. Stevens
Jan 14, 1921
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James J. O'Brien
Jan 21, 1921
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William T. Angle
Jan 22, 1921
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Neil McMillan
Jan 24, 1921
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Charles O. Legate
Mar 17, 1922
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Arthur B. Luntsford
Jan 21, 1923
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Amos J. Comer
Jul 5, 1924
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Robert L. Litsey
Sep 25, 1924
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Fred Ivey
May 10, 1928
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Lyle Florian Tracy
Sep 7, 1928
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Emery Ray Sherard
Sep 15, 1928
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Gene W. Perry
Sep 21, 1930
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Walter G. Cottle
Sep 29, 1930
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Harry E. S. Williams
Aug 2, 1931
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Ralph H. Ahner
Sep 13, 1932
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Ellsworth W. Cordes
Dec 31, 1932
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John S. Donlan
May 20, 1934
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Olof Frank Wilson
Mar 31, 1935
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Trent A. Sickles
Nov 26, 1935
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Theodore E. Stevens
Nov 27, 1935
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Charles Creighton Clarke
Jan 22, 1936
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Con B. Anderson
Sep 27, 1936
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Frederick H. Hull
Nov 15, 1945
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William T. Rumble
Oct 29, 1947
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Harry W. Vosper
Jul 21, 1949
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John T. Clancy, Jr.
Dec 28, 1949
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Frank W. Hardy
Mar 12, 1954
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James C. Brizendine
Jul 21, 1955
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David P. Richards
Sep 1, 1967
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John E. Bartlett
Mar 9, 1968
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Robert Rowland Allshaw
Nov 11, 1968
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Robert D. Ward
May 15, 1969
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Fred Douglas Carr
Feb 25, 1973
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James Melvin Forbes
Jun 21, 1974
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James Howard St. DeLore
Jun 21, 1974
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Dorian Lee Halvorson
Sep 24, 1976
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Jerry Lee Wyant
Oct 26, 1976
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Nicholas Norman Davis
Dec 18, 1984
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Dale Eugene Eggers
Apr 23, 1985
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Antonio Martinez Terry
Jun 4, 1994
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Kenneth Leslie Davis
May 11, 1995
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Gary R. Lindell
Mar 13, 2002
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Jackson Vernon Lone
Mar 16, 2005
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Joselito Alvarez Barber
Aug 13, 2006
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Timothy Quinn Brenton
Oct 31, 2009
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Alexandra Brenneman Harris
Jun 13, 2021
Where
Military Service
Nicholas Norman Davis served in the U.S. Air Force (1964–1968) before joining law enforcement.
Visit Nicholas Norman Davis’s page on salute.nw →
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
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