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Luis Lopez

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Mar 10, 1993

Victim Details

Luis R. Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Manhattan

NY

1993-03-10

35

Luis

Lopez

07/22/2026

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On the afternoon of March 10, 1993, a decorated undercover detective with the Manhattan South Narcotics unit, Luis Lopez, was killed in the line of duty. At 35 years of age, the eight-year veteran of the force was engaged in a buy-and-bust operation on East First Street. He was arranging to purchase a significant quantity of marijuana and several firearms from a group of individuals.

The operation took a fatal turn when Detective Lopez went to retrieve the $10,000 in buy money from his ve ...
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  • Luis R. Lopez - Detectives' Endowment Association
  • Detective Dies In Shooting In Drug Case - The New York Times
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