In the winter of 1905, Middlesboro Policeman John Burns was tragically killed in the line of duty. While on patrol, he encountered an ex-convict inside the Princess Theater. When Officer Burns confronted the man and threatened to arrest him for vagrancy, the situation escalated with deadly speed.
The suspect, whose name was not mentioned in the available records, suddenly produced a handgun and opened fire. Policeman Burns was struck and killed by the gunfire. The assailant's shots also c
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