In the early morning hours of a late February day, the quiet streets of a Dora, Alabama neighborhood were broken by the sounds of a violent confrontation that would end in the death of 27-year-old Roger Dale Gibson. On Saturday, February 27, 2021, officers from the Dora Police Department responded to a call in a residential area around 6 a.m.
What transpired next resulted in a shooting involving two Dora police officers and Gibson. During the altercation, Roger Dale Gibson, a White male, was wounded by gunfire. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The two officers involved in the incident also sustained injuries, the extent of which were not publicly detailed.
In the immediate aftermath, the Dora Police Chief confirmed the officer-involved shooting but released limited information regarding the specific circumstances that led to the fatal encounter. As is standard procedure in such cases, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation was called in to conduct an independent review of the shooting. The findings of their investigation were to be turned over to the Walker County District Attorney's Office for further review. However, the outcome of that investigation and the district attorney's final decision have not been made publicly available. There have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests or charges filed in connection with the death of Roger Dale Gibson. The names of the officers involved were not immediately released.
