Patrolman David Sheehan, New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman David Sheehan

New York City Police Department, New York

End of Watch Saturday, August 22, 1925

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David Sheehan

Patrolman David Sheehan was shot and killed when he surprised three bandits robbing six men in the wine cellar of the New York Vintage Company. As Patrolman Sheehan reached for his gun one of the robbers shot him in the head. The suspects escaped.

Officer Sheehan was assigned to the 4th Precinct, the present day 5th Precinct.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

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In doing some research on the 1957 attempted murder of Frank Costello by Vincent Gigante the name Charles Gagliodotto aka Chalootz came up. When he was 18 he was charged with the murder of Officer Sheehan as he investigated the robbery of a Jewish sacramental wine store. Gagliodotto became a prolific hit man for the Luciano and later Genovese family. He was reported to be barely five feet tall and sometimes dressed as a woman to get close to targets. In 1968 he murdered two fellow made men over an alleged debt and was himself murdered. RIP Officer Sheehan

Cpl. Michael McGraw ID 766 (ret)
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May 9, 2025