Officer Leonard Leon Kolodziej
Phoenix Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 4, 1991

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 2387

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 4, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Officer Kolodziej was shot and killed by a man who sprayed a residential street with gunfire from a high powered weapon. The suspect then held police at bay for over five hours before they stormed the house and found the suspect dead. Officer Kolodziej was 43 years old and is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, three stepdaughters, stepson, mother and seven grandchildren.