Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kenneth Davis was killed when his vehicle was struck during a pursuit involving the Washington State Patrol.
Officer Davis had just gotten off duty and was pulling out of the North Precinct parking lot, near the intersection of North 107th Street and Meridian Avenue North, when his vehicle was struck.
The suspect was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was convicted of the charge and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Officer Davis had served with the Seattle Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Davis gave the Seattle Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Kenneth Leslie Davis is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.6 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Seattle Police Department, 16 of 60 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Leslie Davis's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Leslie Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Leslie Davis is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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