ROBERT L BURDEN

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 2-E: 23
Department: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, P.D.
End of Watch: May 16, 1921
Cause: SHOT
Age: 56
Years of Service: 23
Description: Officer Burden and his partner responded to a burglary call. The suspects were about to flee the residence when the lawmen arrived. A shoot out ensued and both officers were struck. Officer Burden, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, died on the way to the hospital. The suspects were caught and tried in a court of law.
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