United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 3390
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: September 18, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Marshal Bucky Burke suffered a fatal heart attack while completing a class run at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. He had just completed a scenario exercise before starting the run.
He was transported to Southeast Regional Medical Center, where he passed away a short time later.
Deputy Marshal Burke was a U.S. Army Persian Gulf War veteran and had served with the United States Marshals Service for four years. He had previously served as chief of police for the Loyal, Kentucky, Police Department and as a police officer with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police. He is survived by his son, mother, and stepfather.