Sokolowski, a former political prisoner, was shot and killed by East German border troops while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall near to the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag building.
Sokolowski, seorang mantan tahanan politik, ditembak dan dibunuh oleh pasukan perbatasan Jerman Timur saat berniat untuk melintasi Tembok Berlin di dekat Gerbang Brandenburg dan gedung Reichstag.