| Officer Kevin Michael Burrell
Compton Police Department
California
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 23, 1993 Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 22, 1993
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death Officer Kevin Burrell and Officer James MacDonald were shot and killed while making a traffic stop. The suspect was a parolee and was in possession of a handgun. As the officers attempted to handcuff him, he somehow got loose. The suspect fired at them with another gun he had concealed on his person. The man was arrested and convicted of two counts of murdering a police officer and received the death penalty.
Officer Burrell had served with the agency for 5 years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
