Randy Loy Davis
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Sergeant

Randy Loy Davis

Longview Police Department — Longview, TX
Felonious
End of Watch January 27, 1984
Age 28
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Davis was shot and killed as he and other narcotics officers served a warrant in a hotel room. Sergeant Davis had obtained a key from the hotel manager in order to gain quick access to the room in order to keep the suspect from destroying evidence. As he began to open the door, a single shot was fired from within the room and struck him in the chest. The suspect was arrested after a brief standoff. Sergeant Davis had been with the Longview Police Department for seven years and had been with two other agencies as well.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Davis gave the Longview Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Longview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Davis.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Longview, Gregg County, TX
Platform Identity lpd.gregg.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1984
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Sergeant Randy Loy Davis 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Longview Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Longview Police Department
3
of 7 officers
42.9% Felonious
TX — Statewide
1,461
of 2,422 officers
60.3% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randy Loy Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Randy Loy Davis Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Randy Loy Davis is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Randy Loy Davis was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909