On July 5, 1965, he was shot and killed in the line of duty, when he and another officer answered a disturbance call.
(meta data) TITLE: Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania # Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania End of Watch Monday, July 5, 1965 Add to My Heroes Page Actions Add to My Heroes Write a Reflection Suggest Updates ### Coleman Regis McDonough Patrolman Coleman McDonough was shot and killed when he and other officers responded to a home on Chatsworth Street in which a father was involved in an argument between his daughter and her boyfriend. As the officers entered the home the suspect opened fire with a .22 caliber rifle, striking Patrolman McDonough six times. Two other officers were also wounded. The suspect fled the scene but later committed suicide in a nearby field. Patrolman McDonough was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Pittsburgh Police Department for 15 years. He had previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League. One of his sons went on to serve with the Pennsylvania State Police and later became chief of the Mount Lebanon Police Department. ### Bio Age 49 Tour 15 years, 4 months Badge 405 Military Veteran ### Incident Details Cause Gunfire Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber Offender Committed suicide {"lat":"40.4171100","lon":"-79.9466720"} LODD Mapping FAQs ### Most Recent Reflection View all 14 Reflections Rest in peace Patrolman McDonough. You know when family members follow in your footsteps that God's humility rests well. Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 29, 2018 ### Recent LODD Deaths #### Trooper Moises Sanchez Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX EOW: August 24, 2019 #### Deputy Sheriff Carlos Cammon Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: August 23, 2019 #### Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte Kinney County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: August 23, 2019 #### Trooper Nicholas J. Hopkins Illinois State Police, IL EOW: August 23, 2019 #### Detective James J. Biello Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: July 28, 2019 #### Deputy Sheriff Stephanie Schreurs Lyon County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: August 13, 2019 #### Officer Andre Moye, Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: August 12, 2019 #### Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: August 7, 2019 #### Correctional Officer Pedro J. Rodríguez-Mateo Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR EOW: August 1, 2019
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Coley McDonough
Police career and death.
Coley later became a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania police officer, and served 15 years with that department.