Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Davis died after suffering a heart attack while struggling with a suspect during an arrest attempt. Officer Davis had observed a former student on the property of the school after being forbidden to be there. He approached the suspect for the second time in that day and attempted to arrest him for trespassing. The suspect, who was intoxicated, began to struggle with Officer Davis and put him in a headlock, which he held until Officer Davis collapsed. The suspect then began CPR on him until another student arrived and began CPR as well, at which time the suspect fled the scene. The suspect was never charged in his death because the family would not consent to an autopsy.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Davis served with the Belmont Abbey College Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Belmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Ronald Hoytt 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Hoytt Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Hoytt Davis Compares
Offender Outcome
No charges filed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Hoytt Davis is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald Hoytt Davis was killed by person.