EDWARD L BURNS
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 53-W: 25
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: December 2, 1873
Cause: BEAT
Age: 37
Years of Service: 7
Description: Officer Burns was taking a suspect to headquarters when he was struck over the head from behind with a rock and fell unconscious. The suspect escaped. Officer Burns died of a fractured skull.
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