Douglas William Stroble

How they died

Deadly force

Around 8:45 p.m., dispatchers received a call about a hit-and-run crash. Earlier in the night, Wasilla police officers had received calls about a dangerous driver in the same other. A caller at a home nearby reported that just after 9 p.m. a man with a shotgun was on their porch and demanding their keys. The residents left in their other as the man, Stroble, broke into their home. Stroble headed to another home that was occupied by a woman and three children. He reportedly separated the adult from the children while telling the female he was going to kill the children. For more than an hour, police tried to negotiate with Stroble and get him to surrender. Around 11 p.m., troopers entered the house, and Wasilla police officers and troopers shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Douglas William Stroble, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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