Bio & Incident Details
Age: 23
Tour: 2 years
Badge # 10236
Cause: Assault
Incident Date: 10/17/1989
Weapon: Person
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Officer Dwyer was killed when he was pushed from a rooftop during a struggle with a suspect. He and other officers had responded to a robbery at a fast-food restaurant in Times Square. Officer Dwyer chased one of the suspects to the roof of the building where the suspect pushed him off of the roof into an airshaft. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to 25 years to life.
Officer Dwyer had been with the agency for over two years and was assigned to Midtown South. He was survived by his parents, sister, and two brothers.
