Police Officer Joseph Emmanuel Davis, Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Joseph Emmanuel Davis

Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch Wednesday, June 7, 1989

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Joseph Emmanuel Davis

Officer Joseph Davis was shot and killed with his own weapon after chasing a robbery suspect into a cemetery near Martin Luther King Jr Drive. When he was found, his weapon was missing.

The suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Davis was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Atlanta Police Department for seven years, assigned to Zone 4. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, two brothers, and five sisters.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 7 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Sentenced to life

convicted felon, foot pursuit, robbery

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Hello my love I’m sorry for being a day late I’m in New York to bury my brother! I did not forget you my love! I still love and miss you terribly! You’re my love forever!

Evelyn Davis
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June 8, 2025