New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, January 20, 1975
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 20913
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 20, 1975
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Police Officer Joseph Garcia was shot and killed in a shootout with a robbery suspect in the Greenwich Village subway station at the intersection of Broadway and Eighth Street.
Officer Garcia chased the robbery suspect into a subway station. During the foot chase, Officer Garcia and the suspect engaged in a gunbattle. As they neared the end of a subway platform, Officer Garcia was mortally wounded. Despite the wound, Officer Garcia was able to return fire, killing the suspect.
Officer Garcia was assigned to the 6th Precinct. He was survived by his wife.