Police Officer Joseph R. Garcia, New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Joseph R. Garcia

New York City Police Department, New York

End of Watch Monday, January 20, 1975

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Joseph R. Garcia

Police Officer Joseph Garcia was shot and killed in a shootout with a robbery suspect in the Greenwich Village subway station at the intersection of Broadway and Eighth Street.

Officer Garcia chased the robbery suspect into a subway station. During the foot chase, Officer Garcia and the suspect engaged in a gunbattle. As they neared the end of a subway platform, Officer Garcia was mortally wounded. Despite the wound, Officer Garcia was able to return fire, killing the suspect.

Officer Garcia was assigned to the 6th Precinct. He was survived by his wife.

Bio

Age 33
Tour Not available
Badge 20913

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

foot pursuit, robbery

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Joe, may your soul rest in heaven with our Savior, Jesus. So many memories of you in days gone by on patrol in the 6th pct. Your sense of humor and caring for others remains in my thoughts of you always. RIP

Captain Ron Naimoli
NYPD

January 22, 2025