Bio & Incident Details
Age: 31
Tour: 2 years
Badge # Butler 17
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/24/2004
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Officer James Davis was shot and killed while investigating reports of a suspicious person outside of Hinkle Fieldhouse on the university campus.
The suspect was reported to police after being observed watching the womens' basketball team practice for an extended period of time. Officer Davis had just radioed dispatchers to check the suspect's identification when he was attacked by the suspect and shot with his own service weapon.
The suspect then stole Officer Davis' service weapon as he fled the scene. The suspect was shot and killed several hours later after being located by two Marion County Sheriff's Department deputies in an off-campus neighborhood. The suspect opened fire on the two deputies with Officer Davis' stolen service weapon and was killed when the deputies returned fire.
Officer Davis had served with the Butler University Police Department for just under two years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
