Corporal Dyke "A. J." Coursen, Beaufort County Sheriff's Department, South Carolina

Corporal Dyke "A. J." Coursen

Beaufort County Sheriff's Department, South Carolina

End of Watch Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Dyke "A. J." Coursen

Corporal A.J. Coursen and Lance Corporal Dana Tate were shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Riley Road, in Burton, at approximately 4:00 pm.

A female had called the sheriff's office and complained about her and her young child being held against their will by her boyfriend. While the deputies were investigating, they were shot by the boyfriend, who was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and was hiding inside a bedroom closet.

Deputy Coursen was killed, but Deputy Tate was able to shoot and wound the suspect before he died. The suspect was later taken into custody after a search. The man was sentenced to death in 2003.

Corporal Coursen had been employed with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department for one year, and had previous law enforcement experience. He is survived by his wife, son, and stepdaughter.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 12 years
Badge Alpha 35

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; SKS
Offender Sentenced to death

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Can’t believe it’s been so long. You were a great supervisor and I’m honored to have known you. I still remember the last time we spoke. Franks and I were working midnights. It was cold and snowy. You called to chat and laughed at us because we had to deal with the Ohio winters. You said that while we were freezing you were sitting in your PC with a shirt sleeve shirt on and the windows down. Thanks for being the person you were. Say hey to sponge and hope the weather is beautiful up there.

Former road officer unit#10 Robert Kois
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February 5, 2018