Victor O. Dosing

Missouri State Highway Patrol — Jefferson City, MO

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1941

Age 34

Badge 22

The Vigil Panel 78 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 32

Incident

Trooper Victor Dosing was shot and killed while attempting to question a murder suspect. He and his partner had gone to the Coffee Pot Tavern, one mile south of Galloway on US-65, to question a murder suspect. As they were approaching a door on the second floor of the tavern off an outside staircase, the suspect suddenly opened the door and fired two shots at close range. Trooper Dosing fell, mortally wounded in the head. His partner fired one shot after being struck and fell to the ground. After the suspect's revolver jammed, he took Trooper Dosing's service revolver and killed himself.

Survivors

Trooper Dosing was survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Dosing served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dosing.

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

Agency

Department Missouri State Highway Patrol

Location Jefferson City, MO

Platform Identity mshp.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1941

Age 34

Badge Number 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed suicide

Trooper Victor O. Dosing 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 13 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Missouri State Highway Patrol

of 33 officers

39.4% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious