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Donald Thomas Dull

Case from Juneau, AK dated Oct 19, 1964

Victim Details

Thomas Dull

Male

White / Caucasian

Juneau

AK

1964-10-19

28

Donald

Thomas Dull

Substantiated

06/26/2026

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On October 19, 1964, Donald Thomas Dull, a white 28-year-old male serving as Chief of Detectives with the Juneau Police Department, was mortally wounded inside the police station in Juneau, Alaska. Contemporary and retrospective accounts agree that a colleague's sidearm discharged indoors, and the single round struck the 28-year-old male while he was seated in his office. In one description, the colleague is identified as a court bailiff who drew a. 38-caliber revolver; in another, the incident ...
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    I’ve been reading up on the tragic incident involving Chief Donald Dull, and it’s just so striki... ...Read More
    11/28/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the firearm malfunction in Chief Dull's tragic case, and it raises so... ...Read More
    11/05/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the safety protocols in place back in the '60s? I can't help but... ...Read More
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