Sergeant Gerald E. Doll, Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant Gerald E. Doll

Chicago Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch Wednesday, March 29, 1967

Gerald E. Doll

Sergeant Gerald E. Doll was shot and killed during a traffic stop.

Sergeant Doll spotted a station wagon speeding north on Cicero Avenue and pursued the vehicle where it stopped at the corner of Shakespeare Avenue. As Sergeant Doll approached, the driver produced a sawed off-shotgun and fired at point blank range Sergeant Doll was fatally wounded in the attack. The gunman and his female companion then fled into an alley. Patrolman William Redden, who had joined the auto chase, followed the two shooting as he ran. He then returned to help Sergeant Doll.

The woman was found by police minutes later in a garage, seriously wounded. The man was discovered early the next morning in a gangway, dead from gunshot wounds.

Sergeant Doll had served with the agency for 11 years and had previously served with the United States Army. He was survived by his expectant wife and four children.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 11 years
Badge 477
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Shot and killed

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Sgt. Doll,
On today, the 48th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served in the U.S. Army. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

March 29, 2015