Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Edward Burke died after he fell down a staircase as he was escorting a prisoner. Patrolman Burke was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWII. He had served with the St. Louis Police Department for 18 years and was assigned to the Carr Street Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Burke gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Edward T. Burke served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Edward T. Burke is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward T. Burke's cause is highlighted.
How Edward T. Burke Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward T. Burke is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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