James Edward Coe

How they died

Deadly force

Deputies received information that a fugitive was at a home in Salisbury. Deputies saw two people leave the residence and get in a truck. The passenger matched the description of the fugitive. When deputies tried to stop the truck for brake light and tag violations, a high-speed chase began that ended on a freeway onramp. The passenger got out of the truck and fired a long gun at the officers. Two deputies shot at the man, who fled into a wood line while continuing to fire at deputies. Searching officers heard a gunshot and subsequently found the man dead from multiple gunshots.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that James Edward Coe, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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