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Incident
Detective Luke Fallon and Detective John Finnegan were shot and killed during a robbery call. Detectives Fallon and Finnigan were on patrol duty when they learned of a robbery at a tobacco shop at 1167 48th Street, Brooklyn. As they entered the shop, they were met by gunfire from the guns of three suspects who were in the middle of robbing the store. Both Detective Fallon and Detective Finnegan were killed instantly. The suspects fled but were all later apprehended. One suspect was acquitted. The other two suspects were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Their death sentences were commuted to life in prison by Governor Rockefeller in 1966. One suspect died in prison, and the second was the state's longest-held prisoner until his death in 2009. Detective Fallon had served with the New York City Police Department for 25 years. Both detectives were assigned to the 70th Detective Squad.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Fallon gave the New York City Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Fallon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Luke Joseph Fallon 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luke Joseph Fallon's cause is highlighted.
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Luke Joseph Fallon is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Luke Joseph Fallon was killed by gun.
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