Roll of Honor
Eugene Albert Doran
Incident
Police Officer Eugene Doran was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a parolee on Bunker Hill Road, near Skyline Boulevard, at approximately 4:00 am. He had radioed dispatch to request that the license plates be checked against a list of stolen plates. As the dispatcher radioed back to inform him they had been stolen, the man produced a .32 caliber revolver and shot Officer Doran six times, killing him. The man was convicted of Officer Doran's murder and executed on April 26th, 1961. Officer Doran was a United States Army Air Forces WWII veteran and had served with the Hillsborough Police Department for over three years. He was survived by his expectant wife and two children. Several years after Officer Doran's murder, a bridge on I-280 was built near the spot where he was killed and named in his honor. Officer Doran's son, Patrick, was killed in the Vietnam War in 1967 while a member of the United States Marine Corps. The bridge was later renamed for both of them in recognition of their service to the United States.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Police Officer Doran gave the Hillsborough Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsborough 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Eugene Albert Doran served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Eugene Albert Doran 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene Albert Doran's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene Albert Doran Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1961
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene Albert Doran is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Eugene Albert Doran was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.