East Texas Trooper shot and killed
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Updated: 2:03 PM Apr 30, 2008
East Texas Trooper shot and killed
KELLYVILLE, TX - A statewide search continues today for a suspect in the overnight shooting death of a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in East Texas.
Posted: 1:01 PM Apr 30, 2008
Reporter: KXII Staff
Email Address: firstnews@kxii.com
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KELLYVILLE, Texas (AP) - A statewide search continues today for
a suspect in the overnight shooting death of a Texas Department of
Public Safety trooper in East Texas.

The DPS identifies the slain trooper as 39-year-old James Scott Burns.

A DPS statement says they're searching for 37-year-old Brandon
Wayne Robertson.

DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange (MANJ) said the shooting happened at
the end of a chase last night near a rural crossroads just west of
Kellyville, near Lake O' The Pines. A passer-by saw the wounded man
and used Burns' radio to report that he had been shot.

A DPS statement describes Robertson as white with green eyes and
red hair, 6 feet, 2 inches and weighing 250 pounds. Authorities are
looking for a 1997 blue Dodge Intrepid with Texas license 039-LCG.

Before Tuesday, 82 DPS troopers had died in the line of duty. The last death came on March 14, 2007.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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