Houston Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, April 12, 1991
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: SERGEANT
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 7, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Sergeant Bruno Soboleski was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen during a narcotics investigation on April 7, 1991. Sergeant Soboleski died of those injuries on April 12, 1991.
The suspect who murdered Sergeant Soboleski was sentenced to death. A second suspect was denied parole by the Texas Parole Board in 2000 and again in 2006.
Sergeant Soboleski had served with the Houston Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.