A funeral is being held Thursday for Wayne David, a D.C. police officer who died last month while trying to retrieve a gun in the Kenilworth neighborhood.
The viewing begins at 9 a.m. and a public funeral starts at 11 a.m., both held at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Maryland. The church will be livestreaming both events. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will be delivering remarks at the beginning of the funeral as well.
Following the funeral, a procession will travel through a portion of Northeast D.C. and end with a burial at 3 p.m. at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Bladensburg.
On Aug. 28, David, a 25-year veteran of D.C.’s police force, was trying to recover a gun that a man officers were chasing allegedly dropped into a storm drain in the area of DC-295 and Eastern Avenue. The gun went off and David was fatally shot in the head.
The man who’s accused of ditching the gun, later identified as 27-year-old Tyrell Lamonte Bailey, was arrested last week and faces charges related to possessing and discarding the firearm.
David leaves behind his fiancée, a son and a daughter. A community vigil was held in Northeast D.C. for David earlier this month.
David’s funeral procession will take place from approximately 1:30 to 3 p.m.
There will be rolling closures on the following roads Thursday afternoon:
D.C. police said drivers in the area of the funeral, burial or procession route should proceed with caution, as there may also be more pedestrians wandering around.
