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Bobby Lee Coggins

Case from Hot-springs, NC dated Sep 14, 1985

Victim Details

Bobby Lee Coggins

Male

White / Caucasian

Hot-springs

NC

1985-09-14

26

Bobby

Lee Coggins

07/02/2026

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Trooper Bobby Lee Coggins, aged 26, was shot and killed on September 14, 1985, near Hot Springs, North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Highway Patrol and had served with the agency for one year. On the day of his death, Trooper Coggins initiated a traffic stop on a stolen pickup truck, suspecting the driver of DUI. Dispatchers informed him that the two occupants were Arkansas prison escapees. One of the suspects opened fire with a .25 caliber handgun, and despite Trooper Coggins' ...
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  • Trooper Bobby Lee Coggins - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
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