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Detective

Douglas J. Alexander

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 9, 1972

Age 53

Tour of Duty 20 yrs 5 mo

Badge 892

The Vigil Panel 109 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 377

Incident

Detective Douglas Alexander was shot and killed by one of two men while attempting to stop a robbery of a bar while off duty. In an exchange of gunfire, he was hit in the face with a shotgun blast. He shot one of the suspects in the hip. Both 29-year-old suspects were captured the next day. Both suspects, heroin addicts with long criminal records, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. Detective Alexander was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 20-1/2 years.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Alexander gave the Philadelphia Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 1972

Tour of Duty 20 yrs 5 mo

Age 53

Badge Number 892

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Military Service

Douglas J. Alexander served in the U.S. Army (1942â1946) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Douglas J. Alexander is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious