Mark Burbridge was 43 and a deputy with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office when he was killed on May 1, 2017, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He and another deputy were returning two inmates from a court appearance when one inmate, Wesley Correa-Carmenaty, used a handcuff key to free himself, attacked the deputies with a handmade shank made from a toothbrush, and during the struggle obtained a deputy’s firearm and shot both deputies. Deputy Burbridge was fatally wounded.

After shooting Burbridge, Correa-Carmenaty fled in the transport van, shot a civilian during an attempted carjacking, then carjacked a woman and forced her to drive away. The pursuit crossed into Omaha, Nebraska, where officers located him, a high-speed chase followed, and he was captured after releasing his hostage.

Correa-Carmenaty later pleaded guilty on August 15, 2017 to first-degree murder, attempted murder, escape, kidnapping, and other offenses; a judge sentenced him to life without parole. If anyone knew Deputy Burbridge or has information about his death, please share what you know.