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On a tragic evening in New York, New York, Vernon John Kroening, a 32-year-old male, was killed in a violent attack on November 19, 1980. The incident unfolded at a gay bar in Greenwich Village, where Kroening and other patrons were targeted in a shooting spree. The individual responsible for the unprovoked assault was identified as Ronald K. Crumpley, a former transit police officer.

The night of the shooting, Crumpley began his rampage outside a delicatessen before moving on to the Ramr ...Read More
Victim Details

Vernon John Kroening

Male

White / Caucasian

New-york

NY

1980-11-19

32

Vernon

John Kroening

01/11/2026