Back in 1990, NYPD Detective Troy Patterson was washing his car on a street in Brooklyn when he was approached by three young men who demanded $20. One of the robbers, just 15 years old, shot Patterson.
Troy Patterson, the off-duty NYPD detective who was in a coma for 33 years after being shot in Brooklyn, has died.Back in 1990, NYPD Detective Troy Patterson was off duty and washing his car on Jefferson Avenue in Bed-Stuy. He was approached by three men who demanded $20; during a struggle, he was shot in the head and never regained consciousness.After decades of being in a vegetative state, he passed away Sunday night, according to a tweet from NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
The three would-be robbers – including a 15-year-old – all served prison time for charges related to the shooting but have since been released.
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