Joseph Mccormack

Death by Force

Joseph P. McCormack, a 40-year-old police officer with the New York City Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 29, 1983, in the Bronx, NY. Officer McCormack was responding to a domestic disturbance involving an emotionally disturbed individual who had barricaded himself in a house after being denied access to his young son. The suspect, armed with a shotgun, posed a significant threat to the responding officers. Despite attempts to negotiate and de-escalate the situation, the ...Read More

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Police Officer Joseph P. McCormack

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