Richard Catapano

Death by Force

Richard Catapano, a 31-year-old NYPD officer, tragically died on August 2, 2020, in his Queens, NY apartment. The incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. when Catapano, who was off-duty at the time, fatally shot himself in the head. First responders found him critically wounded in the hallway outside his apartment on 23rd Street near 31st Avenue in Astoria. Despite being rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries shortly after. The NYPD is treating the incident as a suicide, and there ...Read More

Law Enforcement Today: Off-duty NYPD officer shoots himself in the head in front of friend, girlfriend at his Queens home

nydailynews.com: Off-duty NYPD cop shoots himself to death in his Queens home

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