Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, December 20, 1993
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: 146
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 20, 1993
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Convicted of murder
Officer Harry Davis was shot and killed as he approached a suspicious vehicle parked at a secluded Metro power station in the 6900 block of Old Landover Road in Landover, Maryland.
The vehicle was occupied by a man and a 16-year-old girl. He had the occupants exit the vehicle and was speaking to them when the man suddenly attacked him. The man then pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and shot Officer Davis in the abdomen and head.
The subject was arrested and convicted of first-degree murder.
Officer Davis was a U.S. Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He had served with the Metro Transit Police Department for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons.