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Patrolman

Burley Cormier

Church Point Police Department — Church Point, LA

Felonious

End of Watch April 21, 1957

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Patrolman Burley Cormier and Chief Wilburt Landry were shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute on Louis Street. As the two officers walked into the man's kitchen he ambushed them with a shotgun, fatally wounding both officers. He then murdered his wife and daughter before fleeing. He went to his mother's home where he confessed to her that he murdered his wife and then committed suicide.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cormier served with the Church Point Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Church Point community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cormier.

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

Agency

Department Church Point Police Department

Location Church Point, LA

Platform Identity cppd.acadia.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 1957

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Committed suicide

Patrolman Burley Cormier 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Church Point Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Church Point Police Department

of 3 officers

66.7% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Burley Cormier's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Burley Cormier Compares

Offender Outcome

Committed suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Burley Cormier is highlighted in Apr.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Burley Cormier was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Incident Location

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