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Ernest Davis

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 16, 1980

Victim Details

Ernest Wilson Davis, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

1980-07-16

33

Ernest

Davis

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 16, 1980, a call regarding a man with a gun at a restaurant on North Broad Street set in motion a tragic chain of events. Philadelphia Police Officer Ernest Wilson Davis, Jr., a 33-year-old White male and a U.S. Air Force veteran who had served four years with the department, responded to the call.

Upon arrival, Officer Davis located a van parked near the restaurant that matched the description of the vehicle associated with the armed individual. As he a ...
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