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James Scott Burns

Death by Force
Case Description
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On April 29, 2008, James Scott Burns, a 39-year-old male Highway Patrol Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, was tragically shot and killed near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 729 and Farm-to-Market Road 1969 in Marion County, Texas. Trooper Burns was shot by a driver he had stopped during a routine traffic stop. The suspect exited his vehicle and opened fire on Trooper Burns with a shotgun before the trooper could even unlatch his seatbelt.

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    Victim Details

    James Scott Burns

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Marion

    TX

    2008-04-29

    39

    James

    Scott Burns

    11/22/2025

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