Opp Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 20, 1946
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 20, 1946
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: One shot and killed
Patrolman Dorman was shot and killed as he and other officers served arrest warrants on three sawmill workers for fighting in a bar. As one of the suspects was placed in a patrol car he grabbed an officer's gun and opened fire, fatally wounding Patrolman Dorman. Officers returned fire killing one of the suspects and wounding another.
Patrolman Dorman had served with the agency for 7 months. He was survived by his wife and three children.