Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Coleman served with the El Paso Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Coleman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective John Jack Coleman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At El Paso Police Dept., 23 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Jack Coleman's cause is highlighted.
How John Jack Coleman Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentence commuted to life in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Jack Coleman is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Jack Coleman was killed by gun; unknown type.
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