104.1’s Shannon Burke Shoots Wife and Dog
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Radio personality Shannon Burke will not return to air Monday after he was arrested Thursday and charged with shooting his wife and dog, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said.
Burke, whose full name is Edward Shannon Burke, got angry at his dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, got a handgun and threatened to shoot it, deputies said.
The gun discharged, and the bullet went through the dogs leg and his wife, Catherine, on the side of her head, according to a report. The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at the couple’s home in Altamonte Springs.
Burke, 43, is charged with aggravated battery with a weapon and animal cruelty. Bond was set at $10,000 during a court appearance on Friday, which he has since posted. However, he was not released from jail.
Instead, he is in the Seminole County Jail awaiting a move to the Orange County Jail. His arrest was a violation of his DUI probation in Orange County.
In a recording of Burke’s 911 call, he tells the dispatcher he was playing with a gun that he didn’t know was loaded, and it went off. He says the bullet struck the side of his wife’s head.
Catherine Burke was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. The dog lost her tail and could lose a leg, doctors said.
Burke is one RealRadio 104.1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wikipedia describes his show as “mixture of outrageous daily, biker attitude and personality, and right-wing style rants.”
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May 4th, 2009 at 8:54 am
What a tough guy.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I think its safe to say that alcohol was more than likely a factor.
May 4th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
he looks like a steroid junkie after roid rage
May 4th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Shannon is a big drinker and alckie.it’s funny how a guy can be in a bike rally with a dui . He is king of the of the drunks its supriseing that he does not have more dui’s.
May 4th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Why shoot the dog!?!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
This guy is a douche to the people who call his show unless they agree with him and mark out. He has children and a great job that he just f’d up because of his chronic a-holeism. what a tool. Thank god we have Bubba.
May 4th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Got to love the peoples hammer for bringing this up. With out you Bubba we would have never known!!!!!Thanks for the great radio
May 4th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I think its safe to say the ratings book was more than likely a factor! Go Bubba ! All of us FTEs love ya (in a NFW)
May 4th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Another Fear channel talent bites the dust He’s FIRED and still in Jail with 100,000 bail.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
How does the path of the bullet travel from the dogs leg to his wifes head?
May 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
If Clear Channel were smart, they would pickup Neil Rogers for middays on Real Radio. Actually, if they were smart they would have kept Howard Stern and Bubba, but they aren’t smart, they’re cheap bastards!!!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
If you have admitted on air numerous times about the fact
that you have a concealed weapons permit and that you have
had a life long relationship with weaponry there is not
a chance in hell that he did not know that the gun was
loaded. Also,don’t you have to chamber or cock the hand gun
for it to be able to fire with minute amount of pressure.
shannon has complained numerous times on air about the fact that this new addition to their petting farm has been an
interruption to his sleeping habit’s.
career over!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Accidently went off my A**! To much booze bro… Enjoy those tasty bologna sandwiches!!!!
May 4th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I think Russ will be the next real radio person to snap.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Regardless of who who works for, he made a mistake. If alcohol was involved lets hope he gets help. Hopefully the justice system with handle this appropriately and he’ll pay his debt to society. The main thing is no one lost a life. This could have been fatal.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
He’s got a funny way of “playing with his gun”. At least Catherine is OK, maybe she’s allowed to make phone calls for now.
You think Shannon was upset about the recent mass firing at CC?
May 5th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Cant wait to see what sh#t channel does to replace this idiot, with any luck they will give it to his dumb ass racist sidekick soul borther kevin wannabe dj… 104.1 has one good show left the philips phile even Jim philips talked about how stupid Shannon Burke is, what a waste…
Soul Brother kevin will never fill the gap and once shit channel decides what to do and Kevin is not involved he will be the first one to use the race card as he always does…
May 5th, 2009 at 9:29 am
how do you shoot the dog in the leg and your wife in the head with the same bullet?
May 5th, 2009 at 9:46 am
BUBBA
GREAT JOB
KEEP ROCKIN
SHANNON IS AN A-HOLE ( WHAT WAS HE THINKING )
May 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am
There is no way clear channel will give SBK (a black man)his own mid day show. Its sad but SBK will be the next to go at clear channel.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
killing ur wife its ok but the dog?dog?the dog had nothing to do with it…..
May 5th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
What a an animal hater!! How can Shannon use that poor dog as a shield?!?
BUBBA ARMY!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Here’s the wife’s side of the story….
In a sworn statement filed in court, Catherine Burke said her husband was upset last Thursday because his dog had dug out of their yard.
She said her husband picked up her spaniel named Charlotte “and threw her harshly to the ground.” Then, she said, he walked to a closet and got his gun and said: “I’m going to shoot the dog in the head and you’re going to watch.”
Catherine Burke’s petition for injunction against domestic violence from Shannon Burke
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He pointed the gun at the dog and fired, but nothing happened, she said.
He changed ammo clips, put the dog on the bed and fired a shot, she said.
“Charlotte yelped in agony and directly after that I felt a burning pain on the side of my head,” she said
May 5th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-shannon-burke-released-from-jail-050509,0,194087.story
May 6th, 2009 at 4:52 am
that whole station sucks .those knot heads in the morning should be the next.soul brother kevin needs to back to selling meds! keep up the good work bubba an crew .oh yeah hey Ned turn it up a notch on this one ….no balls no glory
May 6th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Shannon behind the back shot at the dog ricocheted off his turtle Sheldon and hit his wife in the head….. its the holy trinity of trick shooting. hes a bit off to say the least.
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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May 26th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
in 1951, my poor young father, joined the marines and was sent to korea, in 1977, his son joined the marines, his son,…me. Fired expert with every rifle and pistol…as cadet at Miami police academy fired above expert..distinguished expert! Big deal! That red neck that shot his dog and wife are what Rednecks all over this country are doing..they are being themselves, angry, drunk, repressive, chauvinistic, and , and, well as Miami goes north to tennessee, and so Cal goes east to chattanooga, the Rednecks are being destroyed!! I would like to thank each one personally..You can’t be a southern, cracker redneck, and vote Republican!! That IS the party of Lincoln. The host, burke, is lucky he is not facing murder charges, negligible homicide or otherwise! Yey! one less cracker. hey texas, secede !
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Last november I went over to sanford harley davidson and was looking to purchase a roadglide. The bike that I purchased was built for shannon burke. He used it for permotional use. He road the bike to bike week and other events.