Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Investigator Wayne David

 (Washington, DC) – Investigator Wayne David joined the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in December 1998 and was assigned to the Third District after he graduated from the Police Academy. In November 2007, he went to the Gun Recovery Unit. He was assigned as an investigator in the Violent Crime Suppression Division in 2021.

“Tonight, a beloved officer lost his life in the line of duty. Investigator Wayne David served 25 years in the Metropolitan Police Department. A DC native and a mentor to many officers, he helped get hundreds of guns off our streets, and just a few years ago, he received the MPD Ribbon of Valor. Beyond being an officer, he was a good man – and a great dad – that many people loved and looked up to. The impact of guns on our community is unbearable. It is hard to accept that a man who came to work to protect our city won’t return home. Tonight, I am praying for Investigator David’s family and loved ones and I’m praying for the officers who put themselves in harm’s way every day to protect DC.”