Police Officer John R. Davis, Sr.

John R. Davis, Sr.

Officer Davis and Officer Ignacio Conchos were shot when they entered a bar to search for a bank robbery suspect. Officer Conchos died at the scene and Officer Davis, who was able to fir eback and hit the suspect, died one month later from his wounds.

The suspect, an illegal alien, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.

Officer Davis had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife and two children.