Lee Barta

On a hot August afternoon in Binghamton, New York, Police Officer Lee Barta, a 29-year-old male, was engaged in the search for a fugitive. The date was August 3, 1995, and Barta, along with his fellow officers, was tracking 19-year-old Edmond Travis III, who had fled from a work-release program. Acting on a tip that Travis had been seen at a residence on Liberty Street, the officers proceeded to search the house.

The seemingly routine search took a tragic turn when Travis, who had been co ...

Patrolman Lee E. Barta, Binghamton Police Department, New York

Binghamton Police Officer Lee Barta death remembered 25 years later