Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Monday, July 5, 1965

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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

domestic

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Patrolman McDonough,
On today, the 60th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for you Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army in Europe fighting the Germans during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

July 5, 2025