Dabling, Mark, PO

Colorado Springs Police Department, CO Patrolman Mark L. Dabling EOW: Monday, December 6, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Dabling was shot and killed while making a traffic stop. Unbeknownst to him, the violator was an escaped prisoner from Florida. The man exited the vehicle through the passenger side door and opened fire on Patrolman Dabling with a .44 caliber sawed-off rifle. The suspect fled the scene but was later arrested on I-25 south of the city. 

 Mark L. Dabling Patrolman - Colorado Springs PD End Of Watch: December 6, 1982 Officer Dabling made a traffic stop in the 300 block of West Fillmore. Unknown to Officer Dabling, the person he pulled over was a prison escapee from Florida and had committed a murder before the traffic stop. As Mark exited the patrol car and walked toward the violator's car, the violator slid to the passenger side and exited with a sawed off .44 caliber carbine. Officer Dabling turned, trying to move toward cover, was shot and fatally wounded. An out-of-state officer used Mark's radio to call for help. The suspect fled the scene and was later apprehended. The suspect is serving a life sentence at the Colorado State Penitentiary.