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Robert W. Dooley

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 27, 1972

Victim Details

Robert W. Dooley

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1972-12-27

68

Robert

W. Dooley

06/30/2026

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On a cold Detroit evening in December of 1972, a dedicated police officer named Robert W. Dooley, a white male, found his life irrevocably altered. While on a stakeout with his partner, Officer Robert Bradford, they confronted three men who were wanted for a series of robberies and shootings targeting police officers. A brutal exchange of gunfire erupted, and in the chaos, Officer Bradford was killed. Officer Dooley was critically wounded in the shootout, the grievous injuries he sustained that ...
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  • Robert W Dooley (1944-2012) - M?morial Find a Grave
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