On a late Sunday evening in June of 1987, New York State Trooper Robert G. Dunning, a 45-year-old male, responded to a call that would end his 20-year career and his life. At approximately 9:50 p.m. on June 14th, Trooper Dunning and his partner, Sergeant Robert Garzetta, arrived at a residence on Davis Road in Pleasant Valley following a report of a man threatening his neighbor with a rifle.
Upon their arrival, the two officers began to engage the armed man in conversation. Without any wa
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