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Russell Allen Herrick, a 27-year-old patrolman with the Burton Police Department in Michigan, tragically lost his life on May 8, 1980. Herrick was responding to a holdup alarm at a store on Davison Road when he was fatally shot. As he and his partner approached the front of the store, Herrick was struck in the back by a shot from a high-powered rifle. His partner was also shot, sustaining injuries to both arms but ultimately surviving.

The incident led to the arrest of two suspects who ...Read More
Victim Details

Man Russell Allen Herrick

Male

White / Caucasian

Burton

MI

1980-05-08

27

Man

Russell Allen Herrick

11/13/2025