Deputy Sheriff Reuben D. Coleman
Grayson County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Friday, July 8, 1881

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 8, 1881
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Murdered

Deputy Coleman was shot and killed as he and other deputies attempted to take a suspect into custody. The suspect was wanted in the murder of Constable Dallas Hodges, of the Grayson County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, two months earlier.

One of the suspects was subsequently murdered by another outlaw.

Deputy Coleman served been with the agency for 3 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Related Line of Duty Deaths

Constable Dallas Hodges Grayson County Constable's Office - Pre..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 5, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire