Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Domenick Infantes succumbed to wounds received when he was severely beaten by two brothers during a confrontation about fireworks on the 4th of July.
He was attending a neighborhood party while off duty when the two men began setting off and throwing firecrackers near children in front of 127 Williams Avenue. A dispute started between the men and a neighbor, and the neighbor was struck with a pipe.
Officer Infantes, who was unarmed at the time, came to the man's aid, displayed his badge, and identified himself as an officer. The two men demanded to see Officer Infantes' gun as well because they did not believe he was a police officer. The men then struck him in the head with a 4-foot lead pipe and continued to beat him with pipes until backup units arrived. The pipes that were used had the names of the suspects engraved on them.
Officer Infantes was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds two days later. The two suspects were charged with murder.
On October 30th, 2003 a jury found one suspect not guilty on all charges against him, and found the second suspect not guilty of murder, but guilty of a lesser charge of reckless manslaughter.
Officer Infantes had served with the Jersey City Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, and a brother, who later became a Jersey City police officer.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Infantes gave the Jersey City Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Infantes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Domenick J. Infantes Jr. 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jersey City Police Department, 14 of 41 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 34.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Domenick J. Infantes Jr. was killed by blunt object; pipe.
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