Bio & Incident Details
Age: 25
Tour: 4 years
Badge # 4721
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/21/1984
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Sentenced to 32 1/2 years in prison
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Officer Lozada was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect. She and her partner were in plainclothes patrolling the L Line when they witnessed a suspect snatch a piece of jewelry. The officers gave chase but were split up. Officer Lozada's body was found three hours later in a parking lot. She had been shot in the head with her own weapon while attempting to make an arrest. The suspect was later apprehended and sentenced to 32 1/2 years in prison.
Officer Lozada was the first female officer to be killed in the line of duty in New York City. She was assigned to Transit District 33 and had served with the New York City Transit Police Department for four years. She was survived by her mother and brother.
