Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 1 year
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/16/1966
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Released from mental hospital
· Leave a Reflection
· Add to My Heroes
· Update this memorial
Officer Burnette was shot and killed by the suspect who had murdered Officer Johnny Puckett Sr. of the DeKalb County Police Department the previous day. Officer Burnette was struck in the chest. The suspect was released from a mental hospital after staying there for only ten years.
Officer Burnette had been with the agency for one year.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
|
Officer Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. |



