Risks of being an officer hits home after 25-year MPD investigator killed in line of duty

The community and law enforcement officers are reflecting on the loss and the life of Officer Wayne David. He died after a gun he was getting out from a storm drain went off.

7News spoke with a former MPD officer about the risk officers like David face every day.

They are the risks that could lead to the ultimate sacrifice. Flags are now at half-staff to honor the life of 51-year-old Wayne David.

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