Bio & Incident Details
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Tour: Not available
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Cause: Gunfire
Location: Arkansas
Incident Date: 12/14/1923
Weapon: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect: Not available
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Parole Officer David Burns succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while transporting a prisoner from Texarkana, Texas, to the Kansas State Penitentiary. The prisoner had been able to conceal a .32 caliber handgun and shot Officer Burns four times as they passed through Alicia, Arkansas. Officer Burns was transported to a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where he died the following day.
Parole Officer Burns is buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.
