Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Wilie Ivery was accidentally shot and killed by two uniformed officers who mistook him for a suspect.
He and his partner were working a plainclothes detail near 6th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NE, when they attempted to stop a robbery suspect. They exited their unmarked cruiser with their guns drawn. At the same time, the uniformed officers pulled up as they were also looking for the armed robbery suspect.
Officer Ivery was told to halt and as he turned to see who was yelling, he was shot by the officers.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Ivery gave the Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Willie C. Ivery, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Willie C. Ivery, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Willie C. Ivery, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Willie C. Ivery, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Willie C. Ivery, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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