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Incident
Police Officer David Guttenberg was shot and killed when he walked into a robbery in progress. Officer Guttenberg entered an auto body shop near the corner of 86th Street and Seventh Avenue to check on a double-parked vehicle. Unbeknownst to the officer, there was a man inside the location robbing the shop. When Officer Guttenberg entered, he was shot and killed. The suspect then fled the location in the double-parked car. A lookout who was standing near the double-parked car fled on foot when he heard the shots. Officer Guttenberg’s partner, who was sitting in the parked patrol car, was unaware of what had happened until the store owner ran out of the store when the suspects fled. He was unable to apprehend either suspect, as they had already fled in the vehicle. Both men were apprehended and convicted of murder. They were both sentenced to life in prison. The shooter died in prison; his lookout was paroled in July of 2014. Officer Guttenberg was a United States Army veteran and had served with the New York City Police Department for 18 years and was assigned to the 68th Precinct. His wife and four children survived him. In October 2017, Seventh Avenue and 86th Avenue was renamed Patrolman David Guttenberg Avenue.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Guttenberg gave the New York City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
David Guttenberg served in the Other before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer David Guttenberg is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Guttenberg's cause is highlighted.
How David Guttenberg Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Guttenberg is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David Guttenberg was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
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