The ceremony will be remembering Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Wally Davis who was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 5, 2000, and National Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 20, 2008. Deputy Davis’ daughter, Jessie Davis will sing at the memorial following the barbecue and Officer Fairbanks’ daughter, PAPD Officer Whitney Fairbanks also will be at the Memorial Ceremony.

 

 

Deputy Sheriff Wally Davis was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call. Deputy Davis had responded alone when he was shot in the head on the front porch of the house. Responding officers found him after neighbors heard the shots and called 9-1-1. The subject who shot him barricaded himself inside the home for 25 hours before surrendering. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, where he subsequently died in January 2013. Deputy Davis had served with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office for five years and had served in law enforcement for 25 years.

 

Officer Kristine Fairbanks was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle on FS Road 2880 on the Olympic Peninsula. She had radioed the Washington State Patrol dispatch that she would be checking on a van with no license plates at 2:40 p.m. When dispatchers were unable to reach her, troopers were dispatched to check on her and found her suffering from a single gunshot wound. Her K9 partner had not been released from her patrol vehicle and was uninjured. The suspect fled the scene and later murdered a man while stealing his truck. At approximately 9:30 p.m., he encountered two Clallam County deputies at a convenience store and was killed in the ensuing shootout. Officer Fairbanks had served with the United States Forest Service for 22 years.