Funeral Services Are Saturday For Slain DPS Trooper
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Funeral Services Are Saturday For Slain DPS Trooper
Slain DPS trooper James Scott Burns will be laid to rest Saturday in East Texas.
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(May 3, 2008)—Funeral services for slain Department of Public Safety Trooper James Scott Burns are at 2 p.m. Saturday at the first Baptist Church of Linden.

Burial follows at Shiloh Cemetery near Linden.

Burns was shot to death during a traffic stop Tuesday night.

He was the 83rd DPS officer to die in the line of duty.

Burns joined the DPS on March 1, 2003 and had been stationed in Jefferson since September 2006.

He was born in Longview and attended Tyler Junior College, Texarkana College and Ouachita Baptist University.

He’s survived by his wife and a 5-month-old child.

Burns was shot to death by a driver he had stopped after a pursuit that ended Tuesday night near the intersection of FM 729 and FM 1969 northeast of Lake of the Pines in Marion County.

The 37-year-old man, who was the focus of a statewide manhunt after the shooting, killed himself as authorities closed in on him Thursday evening.

Brandon Wayne Robertson of Tyler served as an officer for seven years at departments in Rusk County, Overton and Kilgore, records showed,

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Posted by: Ashley Location: Temple on May 4, 2008 at 07:49 AM

What kind of man takes the life of another person only to then take the life of himself. Not only are my prayers with the family of the officer but also with the family of the coward who commited this horrible crime.
Posted by: Victoria Location: Texas on May 4, 2008 at 07:49 AM

With law enforcement in my family, I understand the scope of this job. My heart goes out to Trooper Burns family. May God give them rest and comfort
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Texas on May 3, 2008 at 09:56 PM

My thoughts & prayers got out to the family of Trooper Burns. As a former Police Officer I know how difficult it is for the families.
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