King County Sheriff's Office, Washington
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: March 27, 1984
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Sword
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Detective Michael Raburn was stabbed with a sword while responding to the home of a mentally disturbed person.
He was working plainclothes at the time to serve an eviction on the tenant. When he knocked on the front door, the subject reached through the doorway and stabbed him. Detective Raburn was able to fire several shots at the suspect while retreating. A SWAT team forced entry later in the night and shot and killed the suspect.
Detective Raburn had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for 12 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, foster son, father, brother, and sister.