Funeral to be held for fallen DC police officer this week

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Funeral to be held for fallen DC police officer this week

Wayne David was a 25-year veteran of D.C.'s police force who died in August of 2024 while trying to recover a gun from a storm drain. (Courtesy D.C. Police)

A funeral will be held Thursday to honor a D.C. police officer who was fatally shot last month when a weapon he was retrieving misfired.

D.C. police officer and investigator Wayne David will be laid to rest at the Ebenezer AME Church in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Police will be releasing further parking and traffic information later this week.

David, a 25-year veteran of the force, died Aug. 28 after a suspect’s gun he was retrieving from a storm drain misfired and struck him in the head. That suspect, later identified as Tyrell Lamonte Bailey, was arrested last week and faces charges related to possessing and discarding the firearm.

David leaves behind his fianc茅, a son and a daughter.

鈥淚nvestigator David was the epitome of a great officer. He was a dedicated and highly respected member of the department, and this is a tremendous loss for all of us,” police Chief Pamela Smith said last month.

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Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at 91欧美激情. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining 91欧美激情, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.