Greenville Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, May 30, 1915
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 11, 1915
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Deceased
Chief James Holcombe succumbed to gunshot wounds received 19 days earlier during a barricade situation.
Another officer had been shot and wounded by the man and Chief Holcombe and other officers attempted to make a forced entry. As they did so the suspect fired through a window, fatally wounding Chief Holcombe. The other officers shot and wounded the suspect who died from his wounds a month later.
Chief Holcombe was survived by his wife and four children.