Texas State Trooper shot and killed
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:24 am
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."
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."
