John Bresnahan, a 26-year-old man, was serving as a patrolman in New York City when a single burst of violence—tragically coming from the wrong direction—set his final days in motion. The accounts preserved online describe the shooting as a case of mistaken identity, with another officer firing on him as if he were a threat instead of a fellow policeman.
The gunshot was not immediately fatal. He lingered for days, the wound severe enough that the brief span between injury and death b
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