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William Douglas Oyler

Case from Buena-vista, VA dated Jan 08, 1982

Victim Details

William Douglas Oyler

Male

White / Caucasian

Buena-vista

VA

1982-01-08

39

William

Douglas Oyler

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William Douglas Oyler, a 39-year-old White male, served as a Lieutenant with the Buena Vista Police Department in Virginia. On the night of January 8, 1982, he was responding to a report of shots being fired into a house at the intersection of Locust Avenue and 33rd Street. As he arrived at the scene, an assailant who had concealed themselves in a nearby wooded area ambushed his police cruiser. Before he could even exit his vehicle, Lieutenant Oyler was struck by a gunshot to the neck.

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