Cheektowaga Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Friday, July 1, 1977
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 1, 1977
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1989
Officer Burgess was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a man for disorderly conduct in a drug store.
Officer Robert Burgess was fatally shot at Sattler’s Drugs Store on William Street by a suspect who had gained control of another officers’ revolver in a struggle and fired six shots, one striking Officer Burgess in the chest.
The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and attempted murder and sentenced to 8 to 30 years. He was paroled September 19, 1989.