Roll of Honor
Robert Fazio Jr.
Incident
Officer Robert Fazio was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
He was assigned to the 13th Precinct. Officer Fazio had served with the New York City Police Department for 17 years, and is survived by his parents and sister.
He was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his heroic actions.
He was assigned to the 13th Precinct. Officer Fazio had served with the New York City Police Department for 17 years, and is survived by his parents and sister.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer Robert Fazio Jr. was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 38 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 23 at New York City Police Department.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
Officer Fazio had served with the New York City Police Department for 17 years, and is survived by his parents and sister.
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Fazio gave the New York City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fazio.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert Fazio 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 97,775 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. Robert Fazio Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Robert Fazio Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Fazio Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Fazio Jr. was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
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