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Bruce Mayo

Case from Bronx, NY dated Oct 04, 1993

Victim Details

(co) Bruce Mayo

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

1993-10-04

27

Bruce

Mayo

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of an autumn day in the Bronx, a life of public service was tragically cut short. Bruce Mayo, a 27-year-old male Correction Officer, was killed on October 4, 1993. An officer with the New York City Department of Correction for six years, he was assigned to the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island.

On that fateful night, Mayo was off-duty when he found himself in the midst of a dispute outside a bar located at 2140 East Tremont Avenue. In an attempt to de-escal ...
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  • Correction Officer Is Killed While Off Duty - The New York Times
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