He was raised in an area of Salt Lake called Butlerville in his youth and then moved closer to Salt Lake city. He attended high school at Davis High School in Farminton, Utah. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and then worked for the Union Pacific Railrod for twenty years. After that, he became a Deputy Sheriff for Salt Lake County. He was killed in the line of duty during a family fight in a vice-president of Walker Bank's home.
Age 41
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
Homicide: Handgun
Deputy Colebrook was shot and killed while investigating a domesic dispute. The 41 year old victim and another deputy responded to 3569 Warr Rd. and located a couple arguing over custody of a small child. A struggle ensued as the two officers attempted to force the male suspect to release the child. The suspect gained control fo the other officer's .357 magnum pistol and used it to shoot Depuy Colebrook in the head. Overpowered by the second deputy, the suspect was taken into cutody. At a trial six months later, a jury acquitted the suspect. Deputy Colebrook left a wife and three children. He is buried in Wasatch Lawn Memoial Park. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Citizens of Salt Lake County.
Age 41
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
Homicide: Handgun
Deputy Colebrook was shot and killed while investigating a domesic dispute. The 41 year old victim and another deputy responded to 3569 Warr Rd. and located a couple arguing over custody of a small child. A struggle ensued as the two officers attempted to force the male suspect to release the child. The suspect gained control fo the other officer's .357 magnum pistol and used it to shoot Depuy Colebrook in the head. Overpowered by the second deputy, the suspect was taken into cutody. At a trial six months later, a jury acquitted the suspect. Deputy Colebrook left a wife and three children. He is buried in Wasatch Lawn Memoial Park. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Citizens of Salt Lake County.
He was raised in an area of Salt Lake called Butlerville in his youth and then moved closer to Salt Lake city. He attended high school at Davis High School in Farminton, Utah. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and then worked for the Union Pacific Railrod for twenty years. After that, he became a Deputy Sheriff for Salt Lake County. He was killed in the line of duty during a family fight in a vice-president of Walker Bank's home.
Age 41
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
Homicide: Handgun
Deputy Colebrook was shot and killed while investigating a domesic dispute. The 41 year old victim and another deputy responded to 3569 Warr Rd. and located a couple arguing over custody of a small child. A struggle ensued as the two officers attempted to force the male suspect to release the child. The suspect gained control fo the other officer's .357 magnum pistol and used it to shoot Depuy Colebrook in the head. Overpowered by the second deputy, the suspect was taken into cutody. At a trial six months later, a jury acquitted the suspect. Deputy Colebrook left a wife and three children. He is buried in Wasatch Lawn Memoial Park. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Citizens of Salt Lake County.
Age 41
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
Homicide: Handgun
Deputy Colebrook was shot and killed while investigating a domesic dispute. The 41 year old victim and another deputy responded to 3569 Warr Rd. and located a couple arguing over custody of a small child. A struggle ensued as the two officers attempted to force the male suspect to release the child. The suspect gained control fo the other officer's .357 magnum pistol and used it to shoot Depuy Colebrook in the head. Overpowered by the second deputy, the suspect was taken into cutody. At a trial six months later, a jury acquitted the suspect. Deputy Colebrook left a wife and three children. He is buried in Wasatch Lawn Memoial Park. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Citizens of Salt Lake County.
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