Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bernis Carr was shot and killed when he was identified as an officer during a robbery while he was off duty. He was in a bar at 4801 Georgia Avenue, NW when four men entered it. They emptied the register and then began robbing patrons. Officer Carr had prepared himself for a shootout by removing his gun from its holster and concealing it. When the robbers discovered the empty holster, Officer Carr opened fire, but the suspects returned fire, striking him several times. The shooter was convicted of first-degree murder. Officer Carr was a United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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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 Carr gave the Metropolitan Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bernis Carr, Jr. served in the Other (1962â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Bernis Carr, Jr. 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 70 of 131 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bernis Carr, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Bernis Carr, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of First-Degree Murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bernis Carr, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bernis Carr, Jr. was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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