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Anthony Sanchez

Case from Manhattan, NY dated May 19, 1997

Victim Details

Anthony W. Sanchez

Male

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

1997-05-19

31

Anthony

Sanchez

07/10/2026

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In the early hours of May 19, 1997, a decorated ten-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, Officer Anthony Sanchez, responded to a call that would tragically be his last. The 31-year-old male officer was dispatched to a luxury apartment building on West 17th Street in Manhattan following a 911 call reporting an armed robbery in progress. The suspect, it would later be revealed, was attempting to rob his own father.

Upon arrival at the scene with his partner and other officer ...
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the moment Officer Sanchez decided to take the stairway alone? I... ...Read More
    12/01/2024
    I'm completely baffled by how the son could carry out such a heinous act against his own father. It'... ...Read More
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