Charles Burns

Male, White

Date of the incident: 5/10/2013

Place of the incident:

Antioch, Contra Costa, CA
Barcelona Circle and Buchanan Road

Concord police were conducting surveillance of a suspect's home. Detectives had obtained a warrant for Burns for alleged drug sales, authorities said. During the stakeout, Burns came out of his home and got into a truck driven by another man. As detectives tried to contact Burns, the driver of the truck rammed an occupied police vehicle. Burns then ran from the truck. Two officers shot and killed him.

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