Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Dobson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night after responding to a call from a woman who was being beaten by her husband. When Patrolman Dobson arrived at the scene the husband ran into the backyard and hid. Patrolman Dobson also ran into the backyard in pursuit and was shot by the man with a shotgun as he came in between the two houses. Patrolman Dobson was transported to Byerly Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following day. The suspect turned himself in two days after the shooting. Patrolman Dobson had served with the Hartsville Department of Public Safety for 2 years. He was the first African-American officer to serve with the agency.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Dobson gave the Hartsville Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Dobson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Ulysses Dobson Sr. 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ulysses Dobson Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Ulysses Dobson Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ulysses Dobson Sr. is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ulysses Dobson Sr. was killed by shotgun.
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