Stamford Police Department, Connecticut
End of Watch: Thursday, July 7, 1960
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 7, 1960
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide in jail
Officer Troy was shot and killed while chasing a robbery suspect on Main Street.
Officer Troy and his partner had responded to the robbery call and, when they arrived, were pointed in the direction in which the suspect had fled. Officer Troy located the man climbing up a nearby staircase and exchanged shots with the man, wounding him in the leg. Officer Troy was shot in the chest and abdomen and fatally injured. The wounded suspect was arrested several days later.
On December 14, 1960, the suspect died in his jail cell from a drug overdose.
Officer Troy had been with the Stamford Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, mother, and six siblings.