PBSO Identifies Man Fatally Shot by Deputy After Boynton Beach Pursuit
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office identified Gregory Dobkins, 51, of West Palm Beach, as the robbery suspect fatally shot by a deputy near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach. The shooting occurred after a pursuit stemming from a robbery investigation.
West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, FL, October 14, 2026 —
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office identified Gregory Dobkins, 51, of West Palm Beach, as the robbery suspect who was fatally shot by a deputy near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach. The shooting followed a pursuit connected to a robbery investigation.
The available information identifies Dobkins and describes the broad sequence leading to the shooting: a robbery investigation, a pursuit and a deputy’s use of deadly force. It does not specify when the incident occurred or where the robbery under investigation took place. The details of the pursuit and the circumstances immediately before the shooting were not provided.
The deputy’s name was not provided, and the available account does not state whether anyone else was involved or injured. It also does not include information about the investigation’s status, any findings about the shooting, or whether authorities have released additional details.
According to the information provided, the shooting took place near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach. No more specific location was given. The Sheriff’s Office’s identification of Dobkins is the only personal detail included beyond his age and his city of residence.
The account does not provide details about the robbery allegation, including its date, location or reported circumstances. It also does not describe what prompted the pursuit or how it ended. Those details remain unspecified in the information available for this report.
Story summarized from the original created by Samantha Roesler on www.wptv.com, see more information here.
