Phoenix Police Department, Arizona
End of Watch Wednesday, September 4, 1991
Add to My HeroesLeonard Leon Kolodziej
Officer Kolodziej. 43, was shot and killed by a man who sprayed a residential street with gunfire from a high-powered weapon at 4300 N. 20th Street. He was the first on the scene.
The suspect then held police at bay for more than five hours before they stormed the house and found the suspect dead.
Officer Kolodziej, who served 19 years on the force and was 10 months from retirement, is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, three stepdaughters, a stepson, his mother, and seven grandchildren.
Bio
- Age 43
- Tour 19 years
- Badge 2387
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Committed suicide
Most Recent Reflection
View all 98 ReflectionsHappy Belly Button Day, Pops! Today would have been your 74th birthday. If you were here, I would make your birthday dinner of homemade hamburgers, tator tots and baked beans. Followed by ice cream and Clint Eastwood movies. I miss you everyday. I carry your heart, I carry your heart in my heart forever and always. I love you
Kate Kolodziej-Delafield
Daughter
April 3, 2022
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