Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Burroughs was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Westfield Street. While at the scene he became engaged in a struggle with the suspect who beat him with a board and flower pot before shooting him in the abdomen. Within a few days the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 1923 his sentence was commuted to life. Officer Burroughs had been with the agency for 12 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Burroughs gave the Greenville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Burroughs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer George Staples Burroughs 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Greenville Police Department, 11 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 91.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Staples Burroughs's cause is highlighted.
How George Staples Burroughs Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced commuted to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Staples Burroughs is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Staples Burroughs was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Greenville Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
