Texas State Trooper shot and killed

[jbirds1210]

Please keep the family of this Trooper in your prayers. He leaves behind a Wife and 5-month old baby.

http://www.ktbs.com/news/State-trooper- ... xas-11495/

Suspect in East Texas trooper murder may be headed to Louisiana
Created: April 29, 2008 09:49 PM
Modified: April 30, 2008 07:21 AM

The search is on for the man who shot and killed a state trooper in East Texas. The shooting happened just before 8:00pm Tuesday near Jefferson, on Farm-to-Market Road 1969.

So far no arrests have been made, but the Texas Rangers have alerted Shreveport Police to the suspect they're looking for, saying he may be headed their way.

37-year-old Brandon Robertson is white, 6'2", 250 pounds, with red hair and green eyes. He's believed to be driving a light blue 1997 Dodge Intrepid with Texas tags 039 LCG. Robertson is considered armed and extremely dangerous. If you think you see Robertson or the car, call police right away.

Louisiana State Police received a report around 6:00am that someone may have spotted the suspect's car on State Line Road FM 1999.

Authorities say Texas trooper Scott Burns, 39, had just pulled over a car when the driver got out with a 20-guage shotgun and started shooting.

Marion County District Attorney Bill Gleason said, "The witness who saw the gentleman firing said he was actually firing from the hip with the shotgun."

Gleason says Burns was hit as many as four times; at least one bullet hit Burns in the head.

"The officer didn't have time to do anything except stop," Gleason added. "He didn't have time to get out, grab a gun, unbuckle his seatbelt. Nothing." Authorities say a citizen used trooper burns own car radio to call for help, but by the time help arrived, it was too late.

Burns was with the Department of Public Safety for five years. He leaves behind a wife and a five-month-old baby.

Emotions are high as law enforcement officers investigate the death of one of their own as they mourn. Trooper Sylvia Jennings said, "It is tough. I get the call. I'm at home just like everybody else relaxing and get the call and it's like 'what?' Yes, it's tough, but it's something we work through."

Gleason says, "Everybody's responding in a group effort to nail this guy."

[Greybeard]

Prayers for the family - and "extended family".

I suspect this Robertson character may go down hard.

[Liko81]

Prayers for the family - and "extended family".

I suspect this Robertson character may go down hard.

Well that will probably be his own choice; I can't see a guy who sprayed a State Trooper with 20-gauge shot just coming along quietly. If you're insinuating that he won't see a courtroom whether he wants to or not...

[HighVelocity]

Prayers sent for the family of the Trooper. I hope the animal is captured before he hurts anyone else.

[chewy555]

Prayers sent for the family and co-workers.

[sbb]

Added to my daily prayer list.

[KC5AV]

This happened only a few miles from where I live. Truly a tragedy.

[bdickens]

.... I hope the animal is captured before he hurts anyone else.

What a hateful and insensitive remark. You should be ashamed of yourself. Animals are God's innocent creatures and incapable of perpetrating evil. To denigrate animals by comparing them to this scumbag murderer is inexcusable. You owe them an apology.

[kw5kw]

more information and a picture of the perp you can go to the PIO Office here:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_s ... /press.htm

Please have Trooper Burns and his family in your prayers tonight!

Russ

[flintknapper]

Prayers for the family - and "extended family".

I suspect this Robertson character may go down hard.

We can only hope.




My prayers go out the family of the fallen trooper. What a shame.

[AEA]

The fact that he will go down hard is also known by this scumbag ex-LEO........
Therefore, although I hate to bring this up, but I have a gut feeling he will try to take others with him.

[Emmett]

Prayers to the Family of the Trooper.

[quidni]

My prayers for the family and co-workers of Trooper Burns as well.

I've put the BOLO up on my blog.... I hope Robertson is picked up quickly before he can do any more harm.

[smyrna]

Bad deal. This guy must have absolutely nothing to lose.

From the KTBS article...http://www.ktbs.com/news/State-trooper- ... xas-11495/

"The witness who saw the gentleman firing said he was actually firing from the hip with the shotgun," Marion County District Attorney Bill Gleason added. "

This really rubs me the wrong way when folks are interviewed by the media in situations like this and they refer to the "gentleman". Do they think they are sounding intelligent or what? Come on Bill! "Gentleman"...are you serious?

[mr surveyor]

from reading our local paper tonight, it seems that Robertson had been employed as a police officer in my neighborhood, Kilgore, for a short time before being fired for falsefying reports, then later ended up doing time for a few other things, including drug charges. He was fired from Kilgore PD in 1996, so apparantly had a very short LE career.

surv