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Charles L. "Butch" Doebler
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Officer

Charles L. "Butch" Doebler

Marysville Police Department — Marysville, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch May 9, 1866
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Butch Doebler was shot and killed from ambush at the intersection of A Street and 1st Street while he walked to his nearby home around 12:30 a.m.

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160 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Doebler served with the Marysville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Marysville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Marysville Police Department
Location Marysville, CA
Platform Identity mpd.yuba.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1866
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

Officer Charles L. "Butch" Doebler is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Marysville Police Department, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Marysville Police Department
5
of 5 officers
100% Felonious
CA — Statewide
974
of 1,837 officers
53% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles L. "Butch" Doebler's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Charles L. "Butch" Doebler Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles L. "Butch" Doebler is highlighted in May.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles L. "Butch" Doebler was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location