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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 ...Read More
Victim Details

Robert W. Dooley

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1972-12-27

68

Robert

W. Dooley

12/21/2025