NYPD Detective Troy Patterson, in coma since 1990 shooting, dies
The then-six-year department veteran — who had already racked up seven commendations for police work at the time — was shot in the head with a .38-caliber pistol during the botched robbery.The hero cop — who had been washing his car at a fire hydrant three blocks from his home when shot — remained in a vegetative state until he died Saturday night, sources said.The three suspects — Vincent Robbins, Tracey Clark and Darien Crawford — were later arrested in the unprovoked shooting.
Clark, the alleged gunman in the shooting, also went to trial in the case. The outcome of the case is not immediately available, nor are any details of the charges against Crawford. “Detective Troy Patterson was a hero of New York City, who inspired hundreds of fellow Detectives to continue his courageous, important crime-fighting work,” said Paul DiGiacomo, head of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, in a statement Sunday.
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