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Police Officer

Dominick A. Pezzulo

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department — Jersey City, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch September 11, 2001

Age 36

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo

The Vigil Panel 149 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Dominick Pezzulo was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.

As the South Tower collapsed, Officer Pezzulo and several other officers quickly ran to the building's elevator shaft. Only Officer Pezzulo and two other officers survived the initial collapse, but soon afterward, Officer Pezzulo was struck by falling debris.

The two officers that survived say, "Just remember me, I died trying to save you guys," were Officer Pezzulo's last words. He then fired a single shot into the air, trying to let the others know where his friends were, and then died.

Officer Pezzulo had served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department for 13 months.

September 11, 2001

Police Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 36 years old.

He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 37 at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 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

He is survived by his wife and two young children.

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Tributes

You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Pezzulo gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Pezzulo.

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

Agency

Department Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

Location Jersey City, NJ

Platform Identity panynjpd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 2001

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Terrorist attack

Weapon Aircraft; Passenger jet

Offender 19 suicide attackers

Police Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, 41 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

of 60 officers

68.3% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious