Richard Stanley Burchfield

Colorado Springs Police Dept. — Colorado Springs, CO

Felonious

End of Watch November 26, 1953

Age 33

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Patrolman Burchfield was shot and killed by unknown subjects during an armed robbery investigation. He had been pulled into the investigation of a series of armed robberies and had been checking an area for suspects around 8:15 p.m. He radioed in to dispatch that he was returning to headquarters. A short time later a citizen called and informed officers there was an officer found slumped over his steering wheel near Bijou and El Paso Streets. Other officers raced to the scene and found Patrolman Burchfield had been shot to death. The case was never solved. Patrolman Burchfield served with the Colorado Springs Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Burchfield gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Burchfield.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Colorado Springs Police Dept.

Location Colorado Springs, CO

Platform Identity cspd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 26, 1953

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .22 caliber

Offender Case never solved

Patrolman Richard Stanley Burchfield 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Colorado Springs Police Dept., 8 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado Springs Police Dept.

of 13 officers

61.5% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious