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James Donegan

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Oct 15, 1964

Victim Details

James A. Donegan

Male

White / Caucasian

Brooklyn

NY

1964-10-15

38

James

Donegan

07/10/2026

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On a tragic night in Brooklyn, New York, the lives of two detectives were cut short in a violent encounter. Detective James Donegan, a 38-year-old male and a 14-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, along with his partner, Detective Salvatore Potenza, were responding to a domestic violence complaint on October 15, 1964. The detectives had been informed that a man had assaulted his wife and threatened her life.

The suspect was identified as Donald B. Guyette, a 35-year-old e ...
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