Lieutenant Jan Brinkers, aged 42, was tragically killed on May 4, 1981, in the Bronx, New York. Brinkers, an off-duty officer with the New York City Housing Authority Police Department, was inside a tavern on Jerome Avenue when three men entered and announced a robbery. Brinkers, identifying himself as a police officer, drew his weapon in an attempt to thwart the robbery. Unfortunately, one of the suspects opened fire, striking Brinkers in the chest. Despite being wounded, Brinkers managed to fi
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