Louis Balsamo

In a story that stretches across decades, the life of New York City Police Officer Louis J. Balsamo, a Caucasian male, came to a tragic end long after the violent encounter that sealed his fate. On December 30, 2013, the 70-year-old officer succumbed to injuries he sustained 38 years prior in the line of duty. His death was the final chapter in a painful journey that began on a spring day in Brooklyn.

It was April 18, 1975, when Officer Balsamo and his partner responded to a call of shots ...

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