| 词条 | Edward Byrne (police officer) |
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|name = Edward R. Byrne |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|02|21}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|02|26|1966|02|21}} |badgenumber = 14072 |birth_place = New York City, New York, USA |death_place = Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA |nickname = Eddie |department = New York City Police Department (NYPD) |serviceyears = 1986 - 1988 |rank = 1986 - Commissioned as a Police Officer |awards = |relations = |laterwork = }} Edward "Eddie" R. Byrne (February 21, 1966 – February 26, 1988) was a police officer in the New York City Police Department who became well known in the United States after he was murdered in the line of duty. Byrne's father had also been an NYPD officer. Byrne had joined the NYPD on July 15, 1986 and was stationed in the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, Queens. Prior to joining the NYPD, Byrne was a NYC Transit cop. MurderAround 3:30 a.m, on February 26, 1988 Byrne was sitting in his marked patrol car on 107th Avenue and Inwood Street in South Jamaica, Queens. He was assigned to keep an eye on the house of a local Guyanese immigrant named Arjune, who had repeatedly called the police to report on illegal activities on his street. The house had been previously firebombed on two separate occasions and the owner repeatedly threatened. Despite this recent violence, and an ongoing crime wave overtaking South Queens, Byrne was assigned to this post alone. As Byrne sat in his car another car pulled up beside him. Two men exited, and one of them knocked on the passenger side window of Byrne's cruiser while a second man crept up on the driver's side and shot Byrne in the head five times, with a .38 caliber pistol. Two other men acted as lookouts. Byrne later died at the hospital. He had just turned 22 years old.[1] The murder prompted nationwide outrage. President Ronald Reagan personally called the Byrne family to offer condolences.[2] George H.W. Bush carried Byrne's badge with him on his campaign for president in 1988.[3] The four killers were identified as Philip Copeland, Todd Scott, Scott Cobb, and David McClary.[4] All four were apprehended within a week of the murder and were all eventually convicted: Copeland, Scott, and Cobb were convicted after trial of Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree; McClary was convicted later as the shooter, in a separate trial, of Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. All were sentenced to 25 years to life by Queens Supreme Court Justice Thomas A. Demakos, who had presided over the trials.[5] Cobb, in a videotaped confession which was played at trial, provided graphic details of the killing and told of the bragging of the participants in the aftermath, as well as indicated that the killing was ordered from jail by drug dealer Howard "Pappy" Mason.[6] Legacy
See also{{Portal bar|New York City|Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics}}References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/20-yrs-shot-nypd-began-crushing-drug-gangs-article-1.307155 | title=20 yrs. ago, a cop was shot & NYPD began crushing drug gangs | work=New York Daily News | date=24 February 2008 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Marzulli, John}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Edward (police officer)}}2. ^{{cite news | url=https://nypost.com/2014/11/18/killers-who-shot-rookie-cop-26-years-ago-denied-parole/ | title=Killers who shot rookie cop 26 years ago denied parole | work=New York Post | date=18 November 2014 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Messing, Philip}} 3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkvX1Wh0YhkC | title=Snitch: Informants, Cooperators and the Corruption of Justice | publisher=PublicAffairs | author=Brown, Ethan | year=2007 | pages=32}} 4. ^{{cite news | url=https://nypost.com/2012/09/03/nypd-cop-killers-havent-shown-remorse-for-1988-death-relatives-and-politicians-say/ | title=NYPD cop killers haven’t shown remorse for 1988 death, relatives and politicians say | work=New York Post | date=3 September 2012 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Harshbager, Rebecca}} 5. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/30/nyregion/2-juries-convict-all-3-defendants-in-queens-murder-of-officer-byrne.html | title=2 Juries Convict All 3 Defendants In Queens Murder of Officer Byrne | work=The New York Times | date=30 March 1989 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Fried, Joseph P.}} 6. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/14/nyregion/officer-s-killing-a-message-to-police.html | title=Officer's Killing 'a Message to Police' | work=The New York Times | date=14 October 1988 | accessdate=8 May 2015 | author=Fried, Joseph P.}} 7. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CqfYkuW4fCMC | title=The Killer Book of Infamous Murders | publisher=Sourcebooks | author=Philbin, Tom | year=2011 | pages=29}} 8. ^Police Officer Edward Byrne Park 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-high-school-baseball-team-honors-nypd-article-1.2214564 | title=Long Island high school baseball team honors fallen NYPD cop Brian Moore | work=New York Daily News | date=7 May 2015 | accessdate=10 May 2015 | author=Nolan, Caitlin}} 8 : 1966 births|1988 deaths|1988 murders in the United States|New York City Police Department officers|People murdered by African-American organized crime|Deaths by firearm in New York (state)|Murdered American police officers|People murdered in New York City |
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