Gerard Louis Carter

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch July 31, 1998

Age 28

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1,236

Incident

Police Officer Gerard Carter succumbed to gunshot wounds he received while searching for a juvenile for whom he had a warrant on July 26, 1998.

Officer Carter and his partner were sitting in a marked police van outside of a New York City Housing Authority building when the suspect approached them and shot Officer Carter in the temple. Officer Carter's partner returned fire but did not hit the suspect.

Officer Carter died on July 31, 1998, after being in a medically induced coma following the shooting.

The 18-year-old suspect, on parole after serving two years for killing a homeless man when he was 15 years old, was caught the next day after a standoff. He was sentenced to 25 years to life following a plea agreement. He was denied parole in 2023 and died in custody in 2026.

The Gerard Carter Community Center, located at 230 Broad St. in Stapleton, opened in 2011. There is also a street named after him.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Carter gave the New York City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Carter.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1998

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Police Officer Gerard Louis Carter 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

365

of 1,237 officers

29.5% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious