Greenville Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch Sunday, May 30, 1915
Add to My HeroesJames Earl Holcombe
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.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour 19 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Tuesday, May 11, 1915
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Deceased
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