Allen Arthur Albee, 35, was a deputy sheriff with the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department who was killed on April 19, 1991, while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for a shooting in Minnesota the day before. Officers located the suspect’s vehicle near Webster Elementary School in Burnett County; when deputies closed in, the suspect opened fire with a .32 caliber handgun. Deputy Albee was fatally shot during the exchange. Deputy Mike Seversen of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office suffered a catastrophic spinal cord wound and was left paralyzed from the neck down.

Other deputies returned fire and killed the suspect at the scene. Deputy Albee had served nine years with the department and was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, sister, and brother. The killing had a deep impact on the local community and law enforcement colleagues who remember his service and sacrifice.

Does anyone have memories of Deputy Albee or information about the incident to share for the record?