El Paso Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Monday, July 14, 1924
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 14, 1924
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentence commuted to life in prison
Detective Coleman was shot and killed after being ambushed while driving down the street. Detective Coleman turned the corner when the suspect, standing in some trees, opened fire. The suspect was later arrested and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. In October 1926, the offender escaped from Blue Ridge Prison Farm in Hobby, Texas with two other inmates. None of the three were ever recaptured.