Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Stocker was shot and killed by a 19-year-old youth while attempting to question him about a stolen rifle at his second-floor apartment at 5120 Hillsboro Street. The suspect opened fire through his front door as soon as Officer Stocker and three other officers knocked on the door and identified themselves as police officers. Officer Stocker was shot in the head, and another officer was critically wounded. The suspect was captured as he fled from his apartment. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and felonious assault and sentenced to 12 to 19 years in prison on Dec. 19, 1972. He was paroled on July 22, 1981. Officer Stocker was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served with the Detroit Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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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 Stocker gave the Detroit Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit 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
Gilbert T. Stocker served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Gilbert T. Stocker 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 59.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gilbert T. Stocker's cause is highlighted.
How Gilbert T. Stocker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gilbert T. Stocker is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gilbert T. Stocker was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Military Service
Gilbert T. Stocker served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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