OLIAN BANKS BURROW

Officer Rank: Chief Deputy
Memorial Panel: 38-W: 24
Department: Fayette County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: March 23, 1940
Cause: SHOT
Age: 46
Years of Service: 25
Description: Chief Burrow and his fellow deputies were attempting to serve a warrant for assault. The suspect barricaded himself in his house and began shooting at the lawmen. Chief Burrow was fatally shot during the gun battle that ensued as the suspect fled the house, using his children as human shields.
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