Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 7 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Assault
Incident Date: 12/2/1873
Weapon: Person
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Edward Burns was killed when he was struck in the head by a suspect he was walking to the station house.
He and other officers had responded to a complaint about a large group of men on Broome Street. Twenty nine men were arrested and were being taken back to the 8th Precinct station house when Patrolman Burns was assaulted at Prince and Wooster Streets.
Patrolman Burns had only been with the New York Municipal Police Department for seven months, and had previously served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
He was survived by his wife.
