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Philip Coleman Sr.

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 07, 1973

Victim Details

Philip Coleman, Sr.

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

1973-01-07

26

Philip

Coleman Sr.

06/21/2026

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In the tumultuous year of 1973, New Orleans patrolman Philip Coleman Sr., a 26-year-old male with five years of dedicated service to the city's police department, met a tragic and untimely end. On January 7th, a day that would be etched in the city's memory, Coleman responded to a call of an officer in distress at Duncan Plaza. As he stepped out of his patrol car, a sniper's bullet found its mark, and Coleman fell, his life abruptly cut short.

The city was in the grip of a reign of terror ...
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  • Patrolman Philip J. Coleman, Sr.
  • Details of New Orleans Shootout Emerge, but Two Crucial Questions Remain (Published 1973)
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