Death by Cop- 2024
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Matthew Bruce Coleman
Case # :194
Gender : Male
Age : 45
Race : White
Date : 08/22/2024
Location : W Socrum Loop Rd
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Open records summary :
Police were looking for Matthew Bruce Coleman due to several outstanding warrants. They located him in a backyard on Socrum Loop, Road. He hid in a shed. Police threw CS gas into the shed. When they forced their way in, they found him dead from alleged suicide.
