Greenville Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, May 6, 1921
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 6, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced commuted to life
Officer Burroughs was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Westfield Street. While at the scene he became engaged in a struggle with the suspect who beat him with a board and flower pot before shooting him in the abdomen.
Within a few days the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 1923 his sentence was commuted to life.
Officer Burroughs had been with the agency for 12 years.