| Officer Michael J. Cody
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, July 14, 1969 Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Monday, July 14, 1969
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Cody and Officer David Hawfield were killed when the patrol wagon they were in was struck by a vehicle which failed to stop for a flashing red light at 8th and K Streets, NE. The impact was so strong that both officers were ejected from the vehicle. As Officer Cody lay dying in the street a citizen stole his police revolver. Officer Cody had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his expectant wife. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
