Patrolman Anthony V. Tornatore

Anthony V. Tornatore

Patrolman Anthony Tornatore was shot and killed by a murder and a burglary suspect in the Bronx.

On December 7, 1938, Patrolman Edward Lynch was shot and killed in the driveway of his home while investigating a suspicious person he observed in his neighborhood. A foot post was assigned in the area where Patrolman Lynch lived in an attempt to capture the suspect that was implicated in several local burglaries and the murder of Patrolman Lynch.

At approximately 8:15 pm on January 9, 2938, Patrolman Tornatore observed a man running towards him with a barking dog chasing him near the intersection of Astor Avenue and Young Avenue. Patrolman Tornatore drew his weapon but before he could fire the suspect shot him. The suspect was the same man that had murdered Patrolman Lynch one month earlier.

Patrolman Tornatore died of his wounds three days later.

The suspect was never arrested.

Patrolman Tornatore had served with the New York City Police Department for ten months and was assigned to the 52nd Precinct. His wife and child survived him.