Bio & Incident Details
Age: 34
Tour: 10 years
Badge # 25131
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/10/1973
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Two shot and killed
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Officer Mean was shot and killed when he tried to stop a robbery at a bar wile off-duty.
Officer Mead was in a bar on White Planes Road in the Bronx, when three men armed with guns entered the bar and announced a hold-up. Officer Mead identified himself as a police officer, and exchanged shots with all three suspects. Before he was shot, Officer Mead was able to shoot and kill two suspects.
Officer Mead had served with the New York City Police Department for ten years and was survived by his wife and four children. He was assigned to the 42nd Precinct.
