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Douglas Gibbs

Case from San-francisco, CA dated Sep 26, 1977

Victim Details

Douglas E. Gibbs

Male

White / Caucasian

San-francisco

CA

1977-09-26

27

Douglas

Gibbs

07/20/2026

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Douglas E. Gibbs, a 27-year-old officer with the San Francisco Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 26, 1977. Officer Gibbs was part of the police decoy unit and was involved in an operation to arrest a suspect for pickpocketing near the intersection of Jones Street and Golden Gate Avenue. During the arrest, as Officer Gibbs was searching the suspect on the hood of his car, another individual approached from behind and shot him twice in the back. Despite immediate medical att ...
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