Bio & Incident Details
Age: 34
Tour: 5 years
Badge # 1487
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/14/1967
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Never apprehended
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Detective Frederick Toto was shot and killed by a sniper at the intersection of Broome Street and Springfield Avenue during the Newark Riots. Detective Toto was standing at the corner with other officers when shots were fired from a nearby apartment building. Detective Toto was struck in the chest and sustained a fatal wound. He was transported to St. Michael's Hospital where he died of the wound.
Detective Toto had been with the agency for 5 years and was survived by his wife and three daughters.
