U.S. Army · United States 
Louis Toriello
1950
Louis Robert Toriello served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Edged weapon
What Happened
Police Officer Toriello was stabbed to death when he and another officer were attacked at Montgomery Avenue and Bouvier Street by a man who had just been released from the Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry. The other officer shot the suspect three times. The 26-year-old suspect was recommitted to the mental hospital. On March 20, 1975, he was deemed competent to stand trial and was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. A few months after entering prison, he was transferred to the Fairview Hospital for the criminally insane. On January 6, 1985, he was transferred to a nursing home due to poor health. Officer Toriello was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for one month.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 14-month-old child.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer
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