On a Thursday in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, a decorated NYPD Emergency Service Unit sergeant, Joseph McCormack, age 40, found himself in a tense standoff that would end in tragedy. It was September 29, 1983, and an emotionally disturbed man had barricaded himself inside a house on Mulford Avenue after being denied a visit with his young son. The man was armed with a shotgun, and the situation had escalated, prompting the response of the elite Emergency Services Unit.
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