Robert Fumiatti

New Haven Police Department — New Haven, CT

Felonious

End of Watch January 10, 2007

Age 35

Tour of Duty 6 yrs 1 mo

The Vigil Panel 155 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 22

Incident

Police Officer Robert Fumiatti succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained five years earlier at the intersection of Washington Avenue and West Street in New Haven.

He was attempting to conduct a subject stop of a convicted felon during a drug investigation when he was shot in the face around 9:15 p.m. He was resuscitated at the scene but continued to suffer health issues until passing away from complications on January 10th, 2007.

A bridge that connects West Haven and New Haven at Kimberly Avenue was renamed the Officer Robert Vincent Fumiatti Memorial Bridge.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fumiatti gave the New Haven Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Haven community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fumiatti.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New Haven Police Department

Type Other

Location New Haven, CT

Platform Identity newhpd.southcentral.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 2007

Tour of Duty 6 yrs 1 mo

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Police Officer Robert Fumiatti is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Haven Police Department, 10 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.5% of this agency's fallen.

New Haven Police Department

of 23 officers

43.5% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,787 officers

0% Felonious