Patrol Officer Ernest Coleman
Charlotte Police Department
North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, July 1, 1982

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 30, 1982
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Coleman was shot and killed while working a uniformed off-duty security job at a local convenience store. He was shot by a man he had ejected from the store earlier in the evening for being rowdy.

Officer Coleman had been with the agency for 18 months.