Roll of Honor
David Stanley Bertram Wombwell
Incident
Temporary DC Wombwell was shot in the head and killed, by the front-seat passenger of a van parked in Braybrook Street, near Wormwood Scrubs prison, as he and a colleague questioned the three occupants.
DS Christopher Tippet Head was shot and killed, as he ran back to his patrol car after seeing David shot dead, and PC Geoffrey Roger Fox was also shot and killed as as he attempted to drive away after seeing his colleagues killed.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Temporary Detective Constable Wombwell served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Temporary Detective Constable Wombwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Temporary Detective Constable David Stanley Bertram Wombwell is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Stanley Bertram Wombwell's cause is highlighted.
How David Stanley Bertram Wombwell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Stanley Bertram Wombwell is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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