Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Davenport suffered a fatal heart attack after a struggle with a suspect. Chief Davenport arrested a man for public intoxication. He was assaulted by the suspect as he was attempting to place him under arrest. Chief Davenport had to physically assist the suspect who was so drunk he had trouble walking. When Chief Davenport arrived at the station he was out of breath. He secured the suspect in a cell then collapsed. He died at the scene.
Chief Davenport had served with the Mt. Shasta Police Department for 11 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
Chief Davenport suffered a fatal heart attack after a struggle with a suspect. Chief Davenport arrested a man for public intoxication. He was assaulted by the suspect as he was attempting to place him under arrest. Chief Davenport had to physically assist the suspect who was so drunk he had trouble walking. When Chief Davenport arrived at the station he was out of breath. He secured the suspect in a cell then collapsed. He died at the scene.
Survivors
Shasta Police Department for 11 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Davenport gave the Mount Shasta Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Shasta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Davenport.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Vernon James Davenport is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Mount Shasta Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vernon James Davenport's cause is highlighted.
How Vernon James Davenport Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Vernon James Davenport is highlighted in Feb.
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