New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, September 26, 1977
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 2233
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 26, 1977
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Never identified
Officer Vito Chiaramonte was shot and killed while on foot patrol.
Officer Chiaramonte was patrolling the Baruch Houses near FDR Drive and Delancey Street when he was shot once in the head with a .32 caliber handgun.
A civilian found Officer Chiaramonte wounded but still alive. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he died from his wound.
No suspect was ever identified in this murder, and the case remains open with the New York City Police Department.
Officer Chiaramonte had served with the New York City Housing Authority Police Department for 12 years. He was survived by his four children.