Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois
End of Watch: Monday, January 10, 1977
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: January 10, 1977
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Shank
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Peter Burd was supervising about 125 inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center dining area when he was stabbed in the neck, severing the carotid artery, by a passing inmate. An eight-inch shank was found near the site of the attack.
Lieutenant Burd had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for eight years and was survived by three children.