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James Burk

Case from Big-spring, TX dated Apr 25, 1907

Victim Details

Deputized Civilian James P. Burk

Male

Big-spring

TX

1907-04-25

36

James

Burk

06/26/2026

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Deputized Civilian James P. Burk, aged 36, was a member of the Big Spring Police Department in Texas. On the night of April 25, 1907, Burk volunteered to assist City Marshal T. B. Sullivan in raiding a house of prostitution. As Burk walked around the house with the marshal's pistol, the occupants opened fire, and Burk was shot through the heart. He succumbed to his injuries within approximately four minutes.

Following the incident, Marshal Sullivan and sheriff's deputies arrested three me ...
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