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Officer David Curtis
Tampa Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday,
June 29, 2010
Age:
31
Years on the job:
3, 8months
Badge Number:
NA
Cause of death:
Shot and killed |
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June 29, 2010 at 2:15 a.m., Officer David
Curtis attempted to pull over a vehicle at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and
50th Street. The car had no license plate. The vehicle eventually pulled
over at 50th Street and 23rd Avenue. Officer Curtis determined the passenger
was wanted on a worthless check warrant out of Jacksonville.
He called for backup and Officer Jeffrey Kocab arrived. Together they
approached the suspect's vehicle on the passenger side. The next
communication came from a citizen calling 911 to report two officers were
shot. The first responding officers found Officer Curtis and Officer Kocab
on the ground and immediately began CPR. Paramedics transported both
officers to Tampa General Hospital. Officer Kocab was pronounced dead
shortly after arrival to the hospital. Doctors put Officer Curtis on life
support. He was pronounced dead later in the morning.
At the time of the shooting, both officers were assigned to uniform patrol
squad 306.
31 year old David
Curtis had three years and eight months of service to the Tampa Police
Department. He is married with four sons between the ages of eight months
and nine years. He served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office as a
jail deputy prior to becoming a Tampa Police Officer. Officer Curtis is
known as a family man, devoted to his wife and four sons. His sons are
8-month Hunter, 5 year old Tyler, 6 year old Sean and 9 year old Austin. He
was an outstanding Tampa Police Officer who served on the plain clothes
Rapid Offender Control Squad known as ROC prior to his current assignment in
District Three.
Related Line of Duty Deaths Officer Jeffrey
Kocab
Tampa Police Department, FL
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police Special
Inc.
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