Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Allen Albee was shot and killed while trying to arrest a subject wanted for a shooting in Minnesota the previous day. The subject's car was located near Webster Elementary School, in Burnett County. Deputy Mike Seversen, of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, responded to the scene when the Burnett County Sheriff's Office requested additional assistance. Several deputies, including Deputy Seversen and Deputy Albee, were approaching the subject near the school when the man opened fire with a .32 caliber handgun. Deputy Albee was killed and Deputy Seversen suffered a wound to his spinal cord, causing him to become paralyzed from the neck down. Other deputies returned fire and killed the subject. Deputy Albee had served with the Burnett County Sheriff's Department for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, sister, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Albee gave the Burnett County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Siren community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Albee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Allen Arthur Albee is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Burnett County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Arthur Albee's cause is highlighted.
How Allen Arthur Albee Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Arthur Albee is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Allen Arthur Albee was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
Incident Location
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