Kevin Michael Burrell was 29 and a Compton Police Department officer when he was killed on February 22, 1993, in Compton, California. Burrell and his partner, Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald, stopped a customized red Chevrolet pick-up on Rosecrans Avenue for a possible traffic violation. As officers approached, the driver exited and a struggle broke out. The suspect produced a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol and shot both officers, fatally wounding them; both sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body.

The suspect fled but was later identified as a member of the Los Angeles gang known as the Bounty Hunters and was on parole at the time. After learning of the manhunt from media coverage, he arranged to surrender to a television reporter and was taken into custody. He was tried and convicted for the murders and sentenced to death; appeals were pending as of the events described. Officer Burrell is remembered by colleagues and the community for his size, passion for basketball, and dedication to policing.

Did anyone in the community or readers have memories of Officer Burrell or information about that night?