Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Robert Wheeler was shot and killed while responding to a silent alarm at Musselman's jewelry store, located at 1615 23rd Street, around noon. The store had been known to send out false alarms in the past. When Officer Wheeler walked into the store, he was shot by two men who were committing a robbery. One of the suspects was arrested in the area shortly after the shooting. He refused to give the name of his accomplice, who was never apprehended. The suspect, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life. In 2010 he was denied parole for the 16th time. He still refuses to reveal the identity of his accomplice. He was still in prison in 2015. Officer Wheeler was a United States Marine Corps Korean War veteran and had served with the San Pablo Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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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.
Officer Wheeler gave the San Pablo Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Pablo 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
Robert Chadwick Wheeler served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Officer Robert Chadwick Wheeler 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 97,756 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 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Chadwick Wheeler's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Chadwick Wheeler Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Chadwick Wheeler was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Robert Chadwick Wheeler served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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