Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 7, 1989
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 7, 1989
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Officer Joseph Davis was shot and killed with his own weapon after chasing a robbery suspect into a cemetery near Martin Luther King Jr Drive. When he was found, his weapon was missing.
The suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Davis was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Atlanta Police Department for seven years, assigned to Zone 4. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, two brothers, and five sisters.