Detective Sergeant Joseph Guarnieri of the New York City Police Department was tragically killed on April 2, 1914, in Manhattan, New York. Guarnieri was shot in the head while attempting to arrest a suspect in an apartment at 1888 Second Avenue. The suspect was wanted for a previous shooting incident, and Guarnieri, along with his partner, had just testified against him before a Grand Jury. The situation escalated when the suspect's father shot a witness who had testified against his son earlier
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