Patrick Tracy Burris photo, the suspected Gaffney South Carolina serial killer was shot to death
Patrick Tracy Burris, the Gaffney South Carolina Serial Killer is dead! The man suspected of being the Gaffney South Carolina Serial Killer was shot to death by police investigating a burglary in Gastonia, NC. The Gaffney South Carolina Serial Killer was identified as Patrick Tracy Burris.
Burris, 42, was identified as the same individual responsible for the murders of 5 people near Gaffney, South Caroline as police matched the bullets in the suspects gun to those used in the SC murders through ballistics tests.
State Law Enforcement Deputy Director Neil Dolan said:
“We have him. He’s our serial killer.”
Authorities said Burris has had several encounters with law enforcement over the years. Dolan said the physical evidence leaves no doubt the slain suspect was the person who shot five people to death over six days. But investigators still have no idea why he started the killing spree June 27.
“The citizens of Gaffney, SC can sleep more sound tonight knowing that the man who terrorized their community by killing 5 unsuspecting victims is himself dead tonight.”
Reggie Lloyd of SLED in South Carolina told WBTV the suspect has a long arrest history in other states. Lloyd said that Burris, whose last address on NC incarceration records was Lincoln County, NC, was wanted for a parole violation.
“We believe a killer is off the streets.’
Burris was killed early Monday morning in Dallas, North Carolina, after police received a call about a possible burglary in progress, officers there said. At a news conference Monday evening, investigators described him as a “habitual felon” with a record in several states and who was on probation at the time he was killed.
Gaffney South Carolina Serial Killer Suspect Patrick Tracy Burris was wanted for parole violations. The weapon he used in the North Carolina burglary matched the weapon used in the South Carolina shooting, said Gaffney County Sheriff Bill Blanton at a news conference Monday night. The suspect has numerous convictions for armed robbery, weapons possession, forgery and possessing stolen goods.
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