FRANK GILBERT DOBLER SR

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 26-W: 15
Department: Metropolitan P.D., City of St. Louis, Missouri
End of Watch: December 2, 1972
Cause: SHOT
Age: 58
Years of Service: 29
Description: Officer Dobler was shot with his own gun after stopping a suspect for a traffic violation. The suspect had just wounded another officer and was fleeing the scene. Officer Dobler was planning to retire the next year. The suspect hung himself in jail a week after the murder.
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