Senior Patrol Inspector James G. Burns
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, December 8, 1968

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 8, 1968
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Inspector Burns suffered a fatal heart attack following a search in a Calexico, California, river bottom. He was searching heavy undergrowth for illegal aliens when he began to suffer chest pains. He suffered a fatal heart attack two hours later.

Inspector Burns had been with the agency for 13 years.