Police officer dead after being shot in Northeast DC

[HK CZ]

Gun fired as police attempted to retrieve it from a storm drain.​

Police officer dead after being shot in Northeast DC

A D.C. police officer was shot near Kenilworth and Eastern avenues in Northeast Wednesday evening and has died his injuries, officials say. At about 5:40 p.m., police observed a suspicious car and attempted to speak with a person who got out of the car, Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll...

www.nbcwashington.com

 

[Occam]

I hope the bad guy can get connected to that death somehow, though I wouldn't trust a DC jury to do the right thing.

Without the details, I can only picture the officer reaching blindly into that storm drain and connecting with the pistol while it was pointed right at him, and he got his thumb on the trigger trying to pick it up. Ugh.

 

[StuPickles]

So how could this have been prevented? Flashlight and a handheld mirror could have helped. Putting phone in the drain to take a picture with flash on to get an idea of angle. Those are my ideas.

Shame that these things didn't happen in the moment.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Perhaps a magnet on a string?

 

[John from MD]

So how could this have been prevented? Flashlight and a handheld mirror could have helped. Putting phone in the drain to take a picture with flash on to get an idea of angle. Those are my ideas.

Shame that these things didn't happen in the moment.

Calling DPW and entering from a manhole cover would have been safer.

 

[joppaj]

Damn. Rest in Peace Brother.

 

[Doctor_M]

RIP, Officer.

 

[willtill]

Damn. 25 year veteran officer. Even after all his experience, there's always going to be something maliciously and fatally lurking out there, that isn't anticipated.

Rest in peace Investigator Wayne David

 

[welder516]

May the officer Rest in Peace and his family know that i am grateful of what officers do.

Find the azz-hole thug that created this mess.

 

[River02]

Wow...just wow. That is just heartbreaking right there. We all have an appointment with the Reaper but damn...--RIP Sir.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Wow...just wow. That is just heartbreaking right there. We all have an appointment with the Reaper but damn...--RIP Sir.

I was searching for the right words.

Then I read River’s.

Those are right on for me too.

 

[spoon059]

Awful situation. Talked to some of my MPD buddies last night, he was a good guy and a great cop. Rest in peace friend.

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[3paul10]

Prayers out for his soul, his family and coworkers.

 

[jbrown50]

Prayers for Investigator Wayne David's family and police family.
Prayers for this country.

 

[Sunrise]

Very sad to hear this. RIP.

DC officer shot and killed while retrieving gun from storm drain

The DC Metropolitan Police Department revealed that investigator Wayne David died on Wednesday.

www.wusa9.com

Meanwhile, officers headed back to the storm drain where the man dumped the gun. As they were attempting to retrieve the firearm, it went off, hitting an officer, now identified as investigator Wayne David, in the upper body.

It must have missed his vest by being a straight up vertical shot (through the shoulder or arm pits) as he was leaning over and reaching down?

Just awful. Prayers to family.

 

[Mightydog]

Expect the unexpected. RIP officer David, prayers to his family.

 

[outrider58]

Heard about this last night. Damn shame.

 

[Sunrise]

Just saw this info:





Damn. RIP Sir.

 

[webb297]

RIP, Sir. Thank you for your service.

 

[N3uka]

Sad to hear. Prayers for his family.