Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Friday, August 5, 1927
Age:
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 620
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 5, 1927
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: At large
Police Officer William Doehler was shot and killed by a suspect he had just arrested for stealing from a local pawnshop.
He took the suspect to a call box and was waiting for the wagon to pick them up when the suspect shot him. The suspect was identified but never apprehended.
Officer Doehler had served with the Baltimore Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and two children.