THEODORE ROOSEVELT COLE JR

THEODORE ROOSEVELT COLE JR Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 56-E: 28
Department: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: June 4, 1969
Cause: SHOT
Age: 27
Years of Service: 4
Description: Detective Cole was shot, while off-duty, by a suspect whom he had arrested several times. Without provocation, the suspect approached Detective Cole, who was at home in his yard, and shot him twice with a shotgun. Detective Cole was transported to the hospital where he died. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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