Ronald Wayne Davis

San Diego Police Dept. — San Diego, CA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch September 17, 1991

Age 24

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 1733

The Vigil Panel 137 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

Incident

Police Officer Ronald Davis was shot and killed as he and his partner responded to a domestic violence call at the Meadowbrook Apartments. As Officer Davis exited his patrol car, the suspect exited his car at the same time and shot at him over the roof of the vehicle, striking him in the upper torso several times. His partner returned fire but did not strike the suspect. The suspect was later found hiding behind a car in the area and committed suicide upon being discovered. Officer Davis, a U.S. Marine corps veteran, had served with the San Diego Police Department for two years.

Survivors

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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.
Police Officer Davis gave the San Diego Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department San Diego Police Dept.

Location San Diego, CA

Platform Identity sdpd.sandiego.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1991

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 24

Badge Number 1733

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber

Offender Committed suicide

Military Service

Ronald Wayne Davis served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Ronald Wayne Davis is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At San Diego Police Dept., 27 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.1% of this agency's fallen.

San Diego Police Dept.

of 38 officers

71.1% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious