Marysville Police Department, California
End of Watch Wednesday, May 9, 1866
Add to My HeroesCharles L. "Butch" Doebler
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.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Not available
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View all 7 ReflectionsCharles L. “Butch” Doebler, appointed November 1st, 1858 and who was assassinated on May 10, 1866. California had only been a state 7 years when Butch was appointed a policeman in Marysville which at the time was the second largest city in California , San Francisco being the largest.
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