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Brian Simonsen

Case from Queens, NY dated Feb 12, 2019

Victim Details

Brian Simonsen

Male

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

2019-02-12

42

Brian

Simonsen

07/24/2026

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On a Tuesday evening in February 2019, a tragic series of events unfolded in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, New York, leading to the death of New York Police Department Detective Brian Simonsen. The 42-year-old, a respected 19-year veteran of the force, was fatally wounded by friendly fire while responding to a report of an armed robbery at a T-Mobile store. That day, Simonsen, who was his precinct's union delegate, had attended a meeting and could have gone home, but instead chose to ...
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  • 2nd suspect charged with murder, other counts in robbery that led to NYPD friendly fire death
  • KNXV: NYPD detective killed by friendly fire
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