Roll of Honor
David R. Wiley
Incident
Patrolman Wiley was accidentally shot and killed by another officer while manning a roadblock at Ridgebury Boulevard and Som Center Road in Mayfield Village. Officers from neighboring Mayfield Heights were chasing a man wanted for indecent exposure. At one point, the suspect shot at the pursuing officers. The officers returned fire as they approached the roadblock, and one of the rounds ricocheted off the suspect's vehicle and struck Patrolman Wiley. The suspect being chased was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Patrolman Wiley's death. Patrolman Wiley was a United States Marine Corps veteran and served with the Mayfield Village Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Patrolman Wiley gave the Mayfield Village Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mayfield Village 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
David R. Wiley served in the Marine Corps (1970â1974) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman David R. Wiley 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David R. Wiley's cause is highlighted.
How David R. Wiley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David R. Wiley is highlighted in Sep.