Ronald Stapleton

Death by Force

Ronald S. Stapleton, a 32-year-old police officer with the New York City Police Department, tragically lost his life on December 18, 1977, in Brooklyn, NY. Officer Stapleton was off duty when he encountered a robbery in progress at a tavern located at 2433 Knapp Street. In his attempt to intervene, he was brutally attacked by two suspects. The assailants used a meat hook to gouge out his eye and subsequently shot him with his own service revolver. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Officer St ...Read More

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