Bio & Incident Details
Age: 29
Tour: 5 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/22/1993
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Sentenced to death
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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.
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