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Joseph Emmanuel Davis

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jun 07, 1989

Victim Details

Joseph Emmanuel Davis

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

1989-06-07

35

Joseph

Emmanuel Davis

07/19/2026

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A dedicated officer's end of watch came tragically and violently in the line of duty. Joseph Emmanuel Davis, a 35-year-old male, served with the Atlanta Police Department for seven years and was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. His life was cut short on June 7, 1989, while in the determined pursuit of a robbery suspect.

The chase led Officer Davis into a cemetery near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. It was there that a violent struggle ensued, and the officer was fatally shot ...
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