Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, October 9, 1995
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 3581
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 6, 1995
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer Scot Lewis succumbed to a gunshot sustained three days earlier.
He and his partner were assisting a motorist in front of 1370 H Street, NE, when a man walked up and opened fire on them for no reason, striking Officer Lewis in the head. His partner was able to return fire and kill the subject.
Officer Lewis had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for two years, was assigned to the 5th District, and previously served with the Ocean City Police Department, Maryland. He was survived by his mother.