RICHMOND, Ind. — An jap Indiana police officer has died greater than 5 weeks after she was shot within the head throughout an August site visitors cease, authorities mentioned.
Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night time at a Reid Well being facility surrounded by her household, the Richmond Police Division mentioned in an announcement posted to Fb.
“We might sincerely prefer to thank the Richmond group, and people who have supported Seara, her household, and the division from close to and much,” the assertion from a number of officers mentioned.
Burton was critically wounded within the capturing Aug. 10. The 28-year-old officer was moved to hospice care, two days after she was faraway from life assist on Sept. 1 at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Burton’s stays have been to be escorted by Richmond police and different companies from the Dayton space on Monday afternoon.
Burton was a four-year veteran of the division in Richmond, about 65 miles east of Indianapolis.
Prosecutors have charged Phillip Matthew Lee, 47, with three counts of tried homicide, three drug possession counts for methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin and possession of a firearm by a critical violent felon. He has pleaded not responsible.
Authorities have mentioned officers stopped Lee and referred to as Burton to help along with her police canine. The canine indicated the attainable presence of narcotics. Court docket paperwork say that whereas officers have been talking with the rider, he pulled out a gun and opened fireplace towards the officers, capturing Burton. Different officers returned fireplace and he ran away. Lee was apprehended following a quick foot chase.
No different officers have been shot.
Lee was handled for gunshot wounds, police mentioned.
