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Deputy Sheriff Elmore Wilson | Burke County Sheriff's Department, North Carolina Burke County Sheriff's Department, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff

Elmore Wilson

Burke County Sheriff's Department, North Carolina

End of Watch: Monday, February 16, 1931

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 49

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 1/20/1931

Weapon: Handgun

Suspect: Sentenced to 25 years

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Deputy Wilson succumbed to gunshot wounds received almost one month earlier when he and other deputies raided a still in a rural section of Burke County. The suspect opened fire on the officers with a handgun, striking Deputy Wilson in the stomach.

The suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison but was paroled in 1938.

Deputy Wilson was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 83rd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service to the native state of myself and my cherished son Larry Lasater who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
February 16, 2009

 

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