Joseph Bruce Burtner, a 23-year-old officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on December 12, 1995, in Jacksonville, Florida. Officer Burtner had responded to a call regarding a potential suicide at 7343 Ellwood Avenue. The suspect, Winston Dixon, had left a suicide message on his answering machine, prompting the police to intervene. After repeated attempts to contact Dixon failed, Officer Burtner, with the approval of his superiors, attempted to force entry into t
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